The satin berrypecker ''(Melanocharis citreola)'', is a species of

passerine A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...

bird belonging to 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 ...

. It is endemic to the

montane Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

cloud forests A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud ...

Western New Guinea Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, or Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the Melanesian island of New Guinea which is administered by Indonesia. Since the island is alternatively named as Papua, the region ...

and was first identified in the

Kumawa Mountains The Kumawa Mountains are a mountain range in Western New Guinea. The Kumawa Mountains are a coastal range located on the southwestern Bomberai Peninsula. They are in West Papua Province in the Indonesian portion of New Guinea.Diamond, Jared M. a ...

. It is only the second species to be described in New Guinea in the last 80 years and the first endemic species from the region known as the Bird's Neck. The satin berrypecker is the sixth species to be described in the genus ''Melanocharis''. Based on the elevation of its discovery and the colors of its plumage, it was originally believed to be a close relative to the

mid-mountain berrypecker The mid-mountain berrypecker or lemon-breasted berrypecker (''Melanocharis longicauda'') is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lo ...

, however genome-wide analysis revealed that it is a closer relative to the phenotypically dissimilar

streaked berrypecker The streaked berrypecker (''Melanocharis striativentris'') is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical o ...

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