Thripophaga

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Thripophaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes
Infraclass: Neognathae
Superorder: Neoaves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Tyranni
Infraorder: Tyrannides
Superfamily: Furnarioidea
Family: Furnariidae
Subfamily: Furnariinae
Genus: Thripophaga
Species

Thripophaga cherriei
Thripophaga macroura
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Thripophaga is the genus of typical softtails, birds in the family Furnariidae which are related to the thistletails. Two aberrant species were formerly placed here, but these are closer to the thornbirds and have been moved to Phacellodomus. Thripophaga now contains the following species:


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