Thripadectes


Thripadectes is a genus of Neotropical birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

Taxonomy

The genus was established by Philip Sclater in 1862 with the flammulated treehunter as the type species. The name Thripadectes is a combination of the Greek words or, meaning "woodworm" and, meaning "biter".
The genus contains seven species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
 Thripadectes ignobilisUniform treehunterColombian and Ecuadorian Andes
 Thripadectes flammulatusFlammulated treehunterColombian and Ecuadorian Andes
Thripadectes scrutatorPeruvian treehuntereastern Peruvian and Bolivian Andes
 Thripadectes rufobrunneusStreak-breasted treehunterTalamancan montane forests
 Thripadectes melanorhynchusBlack-billed treehunternorthern Andes
 Thripadectes holosticusStriped treehunternorthern Andes
 Thripadectes virgaticepsStreak-capped treehunterAndes of Venezuela to Ecuador