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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: 656290
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/22/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 517998
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/17/2022
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 474907
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/11/2021
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 474320
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/30/2021
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 207774
♂  Adult
Vuelta de Obligado
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/10/2017
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 205609
♂  Adult
Vuelta de Obligado
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/10/2017
Eduardo Cusano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236786524/09/202517:24ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua1Eduardo Cusano
237328722/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaEduardo Cusano
168879017/12/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesEduardo Cusano
151503511/12/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesEduardo Cusano
151257130/11/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarEduardo Cusano
58150910/06/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Histórico Natural Vuelta de Obligado, Vuelta de ObligadoEduardo Cusano
56500913/04/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosEduardo Cusano
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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 11/10/2026.