Species profile
Slaty-headed Longbill
Toxorhamphus poliopterus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are montane wc to ne and se New Guinea.
- Scientific name
- Toxorhamphus poliopterus
- Family
- Melanocharitidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Toxorhamphus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Slaty-headed Longbill in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Melanocharitidae
- Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra)
- Fan-tailed Berrypecker (Melanocharis versteri)
- Melanocharis chloroptera (Melanocharis chloroptera)
- Mid-mountain Berrypecker (Melanocharis longicauda)
- Obscure Berrypecker (Melanocharis arfakiana)
- Pygmy Longbill (Oedistoma pygmaeum)
- Satin Berrypecker (Melanocharis citreola)
- Spectacled Longbill (Oedistoma iliolophus)