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Black-capped Antwren - BirdForum Opus

(Redirected from Herpsilochmus atricapillus)
Photo by arthurgrosset
Murici, Alagoas, Brazil, March 2004
Herpsilochmus atricapillus

Identification

12cm
Male

  • Black crown
  • White supercilium and black line behind the eye
  • Grey back
  • White wing-bar on black wings
  • Greyish below
  • Whitish belly
  • Black tail with broad white tips

Female

  • White streaked crown
  • Rather more buffy and ochraceous than the male

Similar Species

Caatinga Antwren

Distribution

South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].
Has been considered conspecific with Bahia Antwren, Creamy-bellied Antwren and Ash-throated Antwren.

Habitat

Dry or moist lowland forests, up to 1,100m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects and other arthropods.

Breeding

They are monogamous. Two eggs are laid and both parents share incubation and care of nestlings and fledglings.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Arthur Grosset

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