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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: 241885
♂  Adult
Dique Los Alisos
Jujuy
Argentina
01/21/2018
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 241884
♀  Adult
Dique Los Alisos
Jujuy
Argentina
01/21/2018
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 241883
♂ ♀  Adult
Dique Los Alisos
Jujuy
Argentina
01/21/2018
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 184514
♂  Juvenile
Dique Los Alisos
Jujuy
Argentina
01/07/2017
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 101624
♀  Adult
Dique Los Alisos
Jujuy
Argentina
05/30/2015
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 101617
♂  Adult
Dique Los Alisos
Jujuy
Argentina
05/30/2015
Luis Fernandez Campos



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
129794811/10/2020ArgentinaJujuyDique Los Alisos1Luis Fernandez Campos
68042121/01/2018ArgentinaJujuyDique Los AlisosLuis Fernandez Campos
66218014/12/2017ArgentinaJujuyDique Los Alisos1Luis Fernandez Campos
52498607/01/2017ArgentinaJujuyDique Los Alisos4Luis Fernandez Campos
50412729/10/2016ArgentinaJujuyDique Los Alisos1Luis Fernandez Campos
29232230/05/2015ArgentinaJujuyDique Los AlisosLuis Fernandez Campos
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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.