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Thripadectes

Thripadectes is a genus of birds in the family Furnariidae. Established by Philip Lutley Sclater in 1862, it contains the following species:

  • 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

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