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title: "Rufous-capped Antshrike"
description: "Thamnophilus ruficapillus — Birds. The rufous-capped antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the \"typical antbirds\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rufous-capped-antshrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Rufous-capped Antshrike

> Thamnophilus ruficapillus — Birds. The rufous-capped antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".

- Scientific name: *Thamnophilus ruficapillus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 819
- Wikidata: [Q903493](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q903493)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15758](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15758)

## Names

- en: Rufous-capped Antshrike
- de: Rotscheitelwollrücken
- es: Choca corona rojiza
- fr: Batara à tête rousse
- nl: Roodkapmierklauwier
- pt: Choca-de-chapéu-vermelho
- pl: Chronka rdzawogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

AR (413), BR (286), UY (75), BO (16), PE (8)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-capped_antshrike

## Photo

![Rufous-capped Antshrike](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-capped-antshrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115559817

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-capped-antshrike?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).