Melanocharis
Genus of birds
| Melanocharis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Melanocharitidae |
| Genus: | Melanocharis P.L. Sclater, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Dicaeum niger[1] Lesson, 1830 | |
Melanocharis is a genus of birds in the family Melanocharitidae that are endemic to New Guinea.
Species
The genus contains the following six species:[2]
- 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
- ^ "Melanocharitidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Australasian babblers, log runners, satinbirds, berrypeckers, wattlebirds, whipbirds, jewel-babblers, quail-thrushes". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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Genera of passerines and their extinct allies
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Clade: Psittacopasseres
- Order: Passeriformes
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