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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 Terraplén Costero

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: 482863
♂  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/09/2018
Walter Omar Buffarini
Foto
Photography ID: 439543
♂  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/06/2020
Federico Silvestre
Foto
Photography ID: 386415
♀  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/29/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 377340
♂  Immature
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/25/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 377319
 Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/25/2020
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 235826
♂  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/30/2017
Gustavo Adolfo Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 172359
♀  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/24/2016
Gustavo Adolfo Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 71895
♂  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/28/2011
Pablo Rivero



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236078510/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso1Julian Uriel Collado
236027223/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso1Julian Uriel Collado
231452811/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso2Julian Uriel Collado
227596513/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso3Julian Uriel Collado
211141616/07/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso3Bc_pajareritos Albatros Real
211137216/07/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso3Julian Uriel Collado
193967503/01/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoJulian Uriel Collado
193789103/01/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoSilvina Collado
181848301/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoJulian Uriel Collado
181846101/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoJulian Uriel Collado
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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 27/09/2026.