Melanocharis nigra
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The black berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Berrypecker sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 127 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 86th most-seen of the 200 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Berrypecker in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Berrypecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black Berrypecker sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Melanocharitidae
The closest relatives of the Black Berrypecker that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Melanocharitidae, Berrypeckers and Longbills) are Yellow-bellied Longbill (about 30%), Pygmy Honeyeater (about 10%) and Spectacled Longbill (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Berrypecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (127 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
