Rufous-capped Antshrike - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by bievreJJ
Itapira, SP, Brazil, August 2018

Thamnophilus ruficapillus

Identification

15–17 cm (6-6¾ in)
Male

• Chestnut crown
• Brownish sides of head and throat, with darker brown mottling
• Reddish-brown upperparts
• Buff underparts with black bars on the breast
• Dark tail with white bars

Distribution

South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

• T. r. jaczewskii:

• North Peru (Amazonas south of Río Marañón, Cajamarca and San Martín)

• T. r. marcapatae:

• South East Peru (Cusco and Puno)

• T. r. subfasciatus:

• Yungas of north-western Bolivia (western Cochabamba and La Paz)

• T. r. cochabambae:

• South Bolivia to north-western Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán)

• T. r. ruficapillus:

• South East Brazil to north-eastern Argentina, eastern Paraguay and Uruguay

Habitat

Semi-humid forest and second growth; also in dense shrubber.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of a variety of insects such as beetles, moths and ants.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Rufous-capped Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-capped_Antshrike

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