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Melanocharis nigra
Black Berrypecker
As recorded: Melanocharis nigra (Lesson, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Melanocharitidae
- Collected by
- F J Radovsky
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melanocharis nigra observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-29.
2025-11-29
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-18
Kairuku-Hiri District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
no rights reserved
2025-08-07
Kairuku-Hiri District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
no rights reserved
2025-07-19
Koiari Rural LLG, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) emskakoon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-25
Arfak Mountains
(c) Scott Bowers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-19
Papua New Guinea
(c) Lisa_James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melanocharis nigra. BPBM 99201. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37534759. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/99201.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37534759 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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