About Berrypeckers, Longbills

Overview

The Berrypeckers, Longbills are a family of birds (Latin: Melanocharitidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 3 genera and 12 species. Its members are primarily distributed across Australasia. Notable genera include Melanocharis, Oedistoma, Toxorhamphus. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Melanocharitidae (Berrypeckers, Longbills); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 3 genera and 12 species.

Distribution

Primarily across Australasia.