Striated Softtail

The Striated Softtail (Thripophaga macroura) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil. It is a distinctive-looking rufous bird with an orange chin patch, strongly streaked plumage, and a fiery cinnamon tail. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Striated Softtail typically hunts for insects in tangled vines alone or in pairs, at the lower and medium levels of humid woodland. The likelihood of seeing the birds increases in woods with extensive vine growth. The bird occasionally joins mixed-species flocks of other insect-eating birds, such as woodcreepers, antshrikes, and antbirds, for protection and the possibility to catch more prey.