''Thripadectes'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

Taxonomy

The genus was established by Philip Sclater in 1862 with the flammulated treehunter as the type species. The name ''Thripadectes'' is a combination of the Greek words or , meaning "woodworm" and , meaning "biter" (from , meaning "to bite"). The genus contains seven 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''

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