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Thamnophilus ruficapillus

Rufous-capped Antshrike


Thamnophilus ruficapillus

Vieillot, LJP, 1816
Choca Corona Rojiza
Choca-de-chapéu-vermelho
Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Crown, back, wings, and dorsal tail rufous; ventral tail black with white tips. Face, throat, and subcaudal ochraceous. Whitish chest barred with black. The female lacks the pectoral barring and has the entire ventral side ochraceous.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina:
Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus: Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, and northern Buenos Aires.
Thamnophilus ruficapillus cochabambae: Salta, Jujuy, and Tucumán.

Habitat: Forests and woodlands.

Diet: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Foto
Photography ID: 656290
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/22/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655193
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/22/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655192
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/22/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 649274
♀  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
07/03/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 349721
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
07/26/2019
Román Montero



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237328722/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaEduardo Cusano
237065822/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaSergio Cusano
236467713/09/2025ArgentinaJujuySendero los Miradores, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Gabriel Carbajales
236452412/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Gabriel Carbajales
235286205/07/2025ArgentinaJujuyRío Yala a la altura de la toma de agua, Parque Provincial Potrero de YalaElsa Longo
234896103/07/2025ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaElsa Longo
220362327/11/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaNicolas Olejnik
189257828/09/2023ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de Yala2Hugo Caverzasi
187284611/10/2022ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Fabricio Candia
152776117/10/2021ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaSantiago M. Carrillo
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Related bibliography


Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.



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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Rufous-capped Antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.