''Melanocharis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of birds in the family

Melanocharitidae 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 ...

that are endemic to

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

Species

The genus contains the following six species: * Obscure berrypecker (''Melanocharis arfakiana'') * Mid-mountain berrypecker (''Melanocharis longicauda'') * Black berrypecker (''Melanocharis nigra'') * Fan-tailed berrypecker (''Melanocharis versteri'') * Streaked berrypecker (''Melanocharis striativentris'') * Satin berrypecker (''Melanocharis citreola'')

References

Bird genera Endemic birds of New Guinea Melanocharitidae Taxa named by Philip Sclater Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Melanocharitidae-stub