Melanocharitidae
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The Melanocharitidae, the berrypeckers and longbills, is a small bird family restricted to the forests of New Guinea. The family was once placed inside the Flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. It comprises ten species in two genera:
- Melanocharis
- Obscure Berrypecker, Melanocharis arfakiana
- Black Berrypecker, Melanocharis nigra
- Lemon-breasted Berrypecker, Melanocharis longicauda
- Fan-tailed Berrypecker, Melanocharis versteri
- Streaked Berrypecker, Melanocharis striativentris
- Spotted Berrypecker, Melanocharis crassirostris
- Toxorhamphus
- Yellow-bellied Longbill, Toxorhamphus novaeguineae
- Slaty-chinned Longbill, Toxorhamphus poliopterus
- Dwarf Honeyeater, Toxorhamphus iliolophus
- Pygmy Honeyeater, Toxorhamphus pygmaeum
These are medium-sized birds which feed on fruit and some insects and other invertebrates. They have drab coloured plumage in greys, browns or black and white. The berrypeckers resemble stout short-billed honeyeaters, and the longbills are like drab sunbirds.
Melanocharitidae species are usually seen alone or in pairs; they build a cup nest and lay one or two eggs.
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