- Orinoco Softtail
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Orinoco Softtail Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae Genus: Thripophaga Species: T. cherriei Binomial name Thripophaga cherriei
Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902The Orinoco Softtail (Thripophaga cherriei) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to the state of Amazonas in southwestern Venezuela. It has not yet been confirmed as occurring away from the type locality along the Río Capuana, a tributary of the Río Orinoco.
Its natural habitat is riparian tropical moist lowland forests, specifically várzea forest approximately 100 meters in elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Thripophaga cherriei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
Hilty, Steven L. (in English). The Birds of Venezuela (Second ed.). 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09250-8.
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