Orinoco Softtail
Thripophaga cherrieiBerlepsch, HHCL; Hartert, EJO, 1902
English (US) Orinoco Softtail
The Orinoco Softtail (Thripophaga cherriei) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: upper RÃo Orinoco in eastern Colombia (eastern Vichada and eastern GuainÃa) and western Venezuela (northwestern Amazonas)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Thripophaga cherriei
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Orinoco Softtail
- Described by
- Berlepsch, HHCL; Hartert, EJO, 1902
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Berlepsch, HHCL; Hartert, EJO, 1902
- Type locality
- Capuano, Rio Orinoco, Venezuela.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 9 p.60 pl.12 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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