Thripadectes

Thripadectes
	Flammulated treehunter (Thripadectes flammulatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Furnariidae
Genus:	Thripadectes; P.L. Sclater, 1862
Type species
	Anabates flammulatus; Eyton, 1849
Species
	7, see text

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.^[1] The name Thripadectes is a combination of the Greek words thrips or thripos, meaning "woodworm" and dēktēs, meaning "biter" (from daknō, meaning "to bite").^[2]

The genus contains seven species:^[3]

Flammulated treehunter, Thripadectes flammulatus
Striped treehunter, Thripadectes holostictus
Uniform treehunter, Thripadectes ignobilis
Black-billed treehunter, Thripadectes melanorhynchus
Streak-breasted treehunter, Thripadectes rufobrunneus
Peruvian treehunter, Thripadectes scrutator
Streak-capped treehunter, Thripadectes virgaticeps

References

^ Sclater, P.L. (1862). Catalogue of a Collection of American Birds. London: N. Trubner and Co. p. 157.
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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[1] Sclater, P.L. (1862). Catalogue of a Collection of American Birds. London: N. Trubner and Co. p. 157.

[Jobling-2] Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

[ioc-3] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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