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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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Photography ID: 156397
♂  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/06/2016
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 101668
♀  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/07/2015
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 99052
♀  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/17/2015
Silvina Collado



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238939324/11/202518:31ArgentinaMisionesÁrea Experimental GuaraníSilvina Collado
240813801/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresBerissoSilvina Collado
228983510/05/202517:37ArgentinaBuenos AiresBalneario la BalandraSilvina Collado
223274012/10/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresBalneario Municipal, Berisso1Silvina Collado
193789103/01/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoSilvina Collado
189337607/10/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Montevideo 5650, BerissoSilvina Collado
182665016/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Montevideo 7696, BerissoSilvina Collado
181814901/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoSilvina Collado
181812701/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoSilvina Collado
181528226/08/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Montevideo 7696, BerissoSilvina 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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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.