Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae] (Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern))

Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern)

Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae] (= Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus) Vieillot, LJP 1816

The rufous-capped antshrike 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. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thamnophilidae
Genus:
   Thamnophilus
Scientific:
  Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus

Original description

Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1816

Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 3 p.318

Protonym:
Thamnophilus ruficapillus

Type locality:
no locality; Corrientes suggested as type-locality by Hellmayr, 1924.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/68874#page/338/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B27EB04BB06AB69F

Avibase ID:
avibase-B27EB04B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B27EB04B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 918119

English:
Rufous-capped Antshrike [ruficapillus or cochabambae]
Catalan:
batarà cap-roig meridional (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Danish:
Rødkronet Myretornskade (Sydlig)
German:
Rostscheitel-Ameisenwürger (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Spanish:
Batará Pardo (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Spanish (Spain):
Batará pardo (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Finnish:
punalakkimuura (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
French:
Batara à tête rousse [ruficapillus ou cochabambae]
Croatian:
riđokapa mravarica (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Japanese (romaji):
zuakaarimozu (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Japanese:
ズアカアリモズ（ruficapillus／cochabambae）
Dutch:
(Zuidelijke) roodkruinmierklauwier
Norwegian:
rustkronemaurvarsler (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Polish:
chronka rdzawogłowa (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Portuguese (Brazil):
choca-de-chapéu-vermelho (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Portuguese (Portugal):
formigueiro-de-barrete-ruivo (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Russian:
Рыжешапочный колючник (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Slovak:
batara hrdzavohlavá (skup.)
Serbian:
Južni riđokapi mravlji svračak
Swedish:
rostkronad myrtörnskata (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Ukrainian:
Сорокуш рудоголовий (підвид ruficapillus/cochabambae)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rufous-capped Antshrike [ruficapillus or cochabambae] ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rufous-capped Antshrike [Northern] ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rufous-capped Antshrike [Northern] ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Rufous-capped Antshrike [ruficapillus or cochabambae] ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rufous-capped Antshrike (Northern) ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rufous-capped Antshrike [Northern] ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rufous-capped Antshrike [Northern] ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rufous-capped Antshrike [Northern] ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus)
eBird version 2017: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern) ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus/cochabambae) [version 2]
eBird version 2018: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern) ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus/cochabambae) [version 2]
eBird version 2019: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern) ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus/cochabambae) [version 2]
eBird version 2021: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern) ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus/cochabambae) [version 2]
eBird version 2022: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern) ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus/cochabambae) [version 2]
eBird version 2023: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern) ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus/cochabambae) [version 2]
eBird version 2024: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern) ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus/cochabambae) [version 2]
eBird version 2025: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern) ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus/cochabambae) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Thamnophilus ruficapillus

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German: Rostscheitel-Ameisenwürger, Rostscheitel-Ameisenwürger (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
English: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Northern), Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern), Rufous-capped Antshrike [Northern], Rufous-capped Antshrike [ruficapillus or cochabambae], Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike
English, HBW: Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike
English (IOC): Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern)
English (United States): Rufous-capped Antshrike (Southern)
Spanish: Batará Pardo (ruficapillus/cochabambae), Batará pardo sureño
Spanish (Argentine): Choca Corona Rojiza (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Spanish (Spain): Batará pardo (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Spanish (Peru): Batará de Gorro Rufo (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Spanish (Paraguay): Batará corona rojiza (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Spanish (Uruguay): Batará Pardo (Subesp. ruficapillus/cochabambae)
French: Batara à tête rousse, Batara à tête rousse [nominal], Batara à tête rousse [ruficapillus ou cochabambae]
Japanese (romaji): zuakaarimozu (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Japanese: ズアカアリモズ (ruficapillus/cochabambae), ズアカアリモズ（ruficapillus／cochabambae）
Scientific: Thamnophilus ruficapillus, Thamnophilus ruficapillus [ruficapillus or cochabambae], Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus, Thamnophilus ruficapillus ruficapillus/cochabambae
Norwegian: rustkronemaurvarsler (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Polish: chronka rdzawogłowa (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Portuguese (Portugal): formigueiro-de-barrete-ruivo (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Russian: Рыжешапочный колючник (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Slovak: batara hrdzavohlavá (skup.)
Swedish: rostkronad myrtörnskata (ruficapillus/cochabambae)
Turkish: Kızıl tepeli karıncaavcısı (ruficapillus/cochabambae)