Aphrastura
The rayaditos are a genus of birds in the Furnariidae, the ovenbird family.
Taxonomy
The genus Aphrastura was introduced in 1899 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser with the thorn-tailed rayadito as the type species. The name genus name combines the Ancient Greek aphrastos meaning "marvellous" with oura meaning "tail".The genus contains the following species:
- Thorn-tailed rayadito, Aphrastura spinicauda
- Masafuera rayadito, ''Aphrastura masafuerae''