Rufous-capped antshrike
male at Bragança Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
female at Timburi, São Paulo State, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Thamnophilus
Species:
T. ruficapillus
Binomial name
Thamnophilus ruficapillus
Vieillot, 1816

The rufous-capped antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

The rufous-capped antshrike was described by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 and given its current binomial name Thamnophilus ruficapillus.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Thamnophilus ruficapillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103657721A93825062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103657721A93825062.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Vieillot, Louis Pierre (1816). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc (in French). Vol. 3. Paris: Deterville. p. 318.


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