Alternative names: Painted Berrypecker; Arfak Berrypecker; New Guinea Berrypecker; Afrak Flowerpecker
- Oreocharis arfaki
Identification
12-14cm. A distinctive passerine.
Male
- Black head with yellow patch on cheek and ear-coverts
- Back throat and bib on upper breast
- Olive-green upperparts
- Blue-grey uppertail-coverts
- Black flight-feathers with green edges, tertials with pale yellow terminal spot
- Brith yellow underparts below bib, burnt orange on abdomen
- Black bill
Female
- Diagnostic yellow spotting on tertials and scalloping on flanks
- Olive-green top of head and upperparts
- Grey cheek and ear-coverts, plane grey throat and bib
Juveniles and immatures are similar to female.
Distribution
Mountains of New Guinea.
Common in its range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
The described subspecies bloodi is usually not accepted.
Habitat
Moist montane forests. Occurs mainly between 2200 and 2800m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on various small fruits.
Forages in the canopy and visits fruit trees in pairs, small groups or loose flocks of up to 30 birds.
Breeding
Little information about breeding. The nest is said to be a cup-shaped structure made of moss.
Movements
A resident species, probably locally nomadic.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tit Berrypecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tit_Berrypecker
