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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


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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: 474320
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/30/2021
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 473817
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/30/2021
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 354788
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/07/2019
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 185235
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/11/2017
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 9133
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/05/2011
Rosana Ursino



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
249915701/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Pablo Richter
201824015/03/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar2Diego Oscar
171519229/01/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Hugo Caverzasi
163455804/09/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Pablo Bruni
151257130/11/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarEduardo Cusano
150989030/11/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarSergio Cusano
210014026/09/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarFaustino Hollmann
110714607/10/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarAndrés Cecconi
125571525/08/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar2Gabriel Carbajales
88778516/02/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Diego Oscar
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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.