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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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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: 698905
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/24/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 698904
♀  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/24/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 633147
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/03/2025
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 505569
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/28/2022
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 419165
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/15/2020
Mario Daniel Piccini
Foto
Photography ID: 336400
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
06/08/2019
Sergio Gabriel Borrillo
Foto
Photography ID: 323008
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/20/2019
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 285499
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/06/2018
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 243986
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/21/2017
Marian Wigdorovitz
Foto
Photography ID: 136013
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/02/2016
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 132140
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/03/2016
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 132139
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/03/2016
Gustavo Puente



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
250877424/07/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del Monte, GualeguaychúAndrea Casaburi
250877324/07/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del Monte, GualeguaychúAndrea Casaburi
228339303/05/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Malabrigo, GualeguaychúGustavo Puente
163207228/08/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosÑandubaysal, GualeguaychúGustavo Puente
150965505/12/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosCerros Indios, Gualeguaychú1Alec Earnshaw
132953007/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguaychú3Marian Wigdorovitz
132907707/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguaychú3Luis Cesar Tejo
132894507/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguaychú3Daniela Espinosa
131135015/11/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguaychúMario Daniel Piccini
93228208/06/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping Ñandubaysal, GualeguaychúSergio Gabriel Borrillo
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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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Recommended citation
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.