Rhamphocharis crassirostris
Not Threatened
Taxonomy: Rhamphocharis crassirostris Salvadori, 1876, Hatam, Arfak Mountains, New Guinea.True affinities uncertain, and genus sometimes subsumed in Melanocharis; molecular studies required. Birds of this species from Huon Peninsula, currently included in race piperata, may represeent a separate taxon. Three subspecies recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Subspecies and Distribution:
- * crassirostris Salvadori, 1876 - NW & W New Guinea (Vogelkop and Snow Mts). * piperata ( De Vis, 1898) - C ranges of E New Guinea, including Huon Peninsula. * viridescens Mayr, 1931 - EC New Guinea (Herzog Mts; possibly also Kuper Range).
Insect. Forages in mid-storey, and in lower strata.