| Thryophilus | |
|---|---|
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| Sinaloa wren (Thryophilus sinaloa) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Troglodytidae |
| Genus: | Thryophilus Baird, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Thryothorus rufalbus[1] Lafresnaye, 1845 | |
| Species | |
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Thryophilus is agenus of wrens in the familyTroglodytidae. Members of the genus are found inCentral and South America. The species were previously placed in genusThryothorus.
A 2006 molecular phylogenetic study by Nigel Mann and coworkers found that the genusThryothorus, as then constituted, wasparaphyletic. The authors proposed splittingThryothorus into four genera and resurrectingPheugopedius andThryophilus as well as introducing a new genusCantorchilus. The rearrangement left only a single species, theCarolina wren remaining in the genusThryothorus.[2] The genusThryophilus had been introduced in 1864 by the American naturalistSpencer Baird withThryothorus rufalbusLafresnaye, 1845, therufous-and-white wren, as thetype species.[3][4] The genus name combines theAncient Greek θρυον/thruon meaning "reed" with φιλος/"philos" meaning "lover".[5]
The following five species are recognized by theInternational Ornithological Congress:[6]
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