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Genus of birds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The rayaditos (Aphrastura) are a genus of birds in the Furnariidae, the ovenbird family.
Aphrastura | |
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Thorn-tailed rayadito, Aphrastura spinicauda | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Genus: | Aphrastura Oberholser, 1899 |
Type species | |
Motacilla spinicauda Gmelin, 1789 | |
Species | |
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The genus Aphrastura was introduced in 1899 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser with the thorn-tailed rayadito as the type species.[1][2] The name genus name combines the Ancient Greek aphrastos meaning "marvellous" with oura meaning "tail".[3]
The genus contains the following species:[4]
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