Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




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
 Request change

Subspecies:




Filters

Records from Ceibas
Remove all filters

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

 View related literature





Geographic distribution


Loading map...



Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 339039
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
06/29/2019
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 25958
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/01/2013
Jorge La Grotteria



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species





Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species




Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species




Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
201720802/04/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
164417625/09/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
164361725/09/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosVía sin nombre, Ceibas1Jorge La Grotteria
154648913/02/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas2Jorge La Grotteria
146628825/09/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
142491909/07/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
93723129/06/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas2Jorge La Grotteria
91594228/04/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosAcceso Ceibas, Ceibas1Jorge La Grotteria
38500003/01/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasJorge La Grotteria
37505712/12/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasJorge La Grotteria
Page 1

 Add a record of this species




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.



📖
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 03/10/2026.