''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 The satin berrypecker (''Melanocharis citreola'') is a species of berrypecker in the family Melanocharitidae that was Species description, described in 2021. It is the only bird known to be endemic to the Bird's Neck Isthmus, Bird's Neck in West ...

(''Melanocharis citreola'')

References

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