Thripophaga
| Thripophaga | |
|---|---|
| Thripophaga macroura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Thripophaga Cabanis, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Anabates macrourus zu Wied-Neuwied, 1821 | |
| Species | |
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Thripophaga is a genus of birds that popularly are known as softtails. They are members of the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. They are found in wooded and shrubby habitats, sometimes near water, in South America.