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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: 477893
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/19/2021
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 455372
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/19/2021
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 455371
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/19/2021
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 357453
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/19/2019
Leonardo Caballero
Foto
Photography ID: 357452
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/19/2019
Leonardo Caballero
Foto
Photography ID: 67635
♂  Immature
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/19/2014
Jose Luis Fernandez Guaraz
Foto
Photography ID: 44092
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/17/2014
Eduardo Di Fiore



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Video ID: 4047
♂ ♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/19/2019
Leonardo Caballero



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
173974025/03/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, Ceibas1Pablo Bruni
171531427/01/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, Ceibas1Hugo Caverzasi
152666119/12/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, CeibasJorge Schlemmer
143463519/07/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, CeibasElsa Longo
111726619/10/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, CeibasLeonardo Caballero
72065301/04/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, Ceibas1Alec Earnshaw
19475019/07/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, CeibasJose Luis Fernandez Guaraz
12544917/03/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, CeibasEduardo Di Fiore
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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 22/09/2026.