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 Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 298th most-seen of the 346 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 Iguaçu National Park 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Rufous-capped Antshrike sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%), El Palmar National Park (Argentina, under 5%) and Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same genus: Thamnophilus
The closest relatives of the Rufous-capped Antshrike that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (genus Thamnophilus, Typical Antshrikes) are Variable Antshrike (about 20%) and Barred Antshrike (about 10%), 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 Iguaçu National Park (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
