| Berrypeckers and longbills | |
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| Slaty-headed longbill (Toxorhamphus poliopterus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerida |
| Family: | Melanocharitidae Sibley & Ahlquist, 1985 |
| Genera | |
The Melanocharitidae, the berrypeckers and longbills, is a small bird family restricted to the forests of New Guinea. The family contains eleven species in four (sometimes three) genera. They are small songbirds with generally dull plumage but a range of body shapes.