Thamnophilus ruficapillus
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The rufous-capped antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
The rufous-capped antshrike was described by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 and given its current binomial name Thamnophilus ruficapillus. It and the rufous-winged antshrike (T. torquatus) are sister species. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society is considering a proposal to lump them as a single species.
In addition to the possibility of the lump, the rufous-capped antshrike's taxonomy is further unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee and the Clements taxonomy assign it these five subspecies: Thamnophilus ruficapillus jaczewskii Domaniewski, 1925
Thamnophilus ruficapillus marcapatae Hellmayr, 1912 Thamnophilus ruficapillus subfasciatus Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876 Thamnophilus ruficapillus cochabambae (Chapman, 1921) Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus Vieillot, 1816
However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) treats... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-capped Antshrike sighting in Montevideo on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 178 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-capped Antshrike in Montevideo on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-capped Antshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Rufous-capped Antshrike sightings, Montevideo ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%), Porto Alegre (Brazil, under 5%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Rufous-capped Antshrike that you can see in Montevideo (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Rufous Hornero (about 90%) and House Sparrow (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-capped Antshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Montevideo (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
