- Philydor atricapillus
Identification
16–17 cm (6-6¾ in)
- Characteristic striped head pattern
- Rufous overall plumage
Distribution
South America: found from eastern Paraguay to south-eastern Brazil (southern Bahia) and north-eastern Argentina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Tropical lowland evergreen forests,
Behaviour
Follows ant swarms.
Diet
Searches for insects among dead leaves.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-capped Foliage-gleaner. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-capped_Foliage-gleaner
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
