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Also known as Paramythiidae

family of birds

Species

カンムリハナドリ科(カンムリハナドリか、Paramythiidae)は、鳥類スズメ目の科である。 ニューギニアに生息する。

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
songbirds
Image
Crested Berrypecker.jpg
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Commons category
Paramythiidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Paramythiidae
topic's main category
Category:Paramythiidae
taxon common name
kongebærfuglfamilien
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Encyclopedic overview

The painted berrypeckers, Paramythiidae, are a very small bird family restricted to the mountain forests of New Guinea. The family comprises three species in two genera: the tit berrypecker (Oreocharis arfaki) in Oreocharis, and the eastern crested berrypecker (Paramythia montium) and western crested berrypecker (Paramythia olivacea) in Paramythia. These are colourful medium-sized birds which feed on fruit and some insects. These species were formerly included in the Dicaeidae, but DNA–DNA hybridization studies showed these species were related to each other but distinct from the flowerpeckers. Some sources group painted berrypeckers as two genera belonging to the berrypecker family Melanocharitidae.

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