Rufous Capped Antshrike

Thamnophilus ruficapillus (Vieillot)

Previously (Friedmann, 1929:94) known as a cowbird host in Uruguay, this species is now the subject of a record from Gualeguaychu, Entre Rios, eastern Argentina, where, on 21 December 1970, Señor S. Narosky found a nest with 2 eggs of the antbird and 4 of the shiny cowbird. The record involves the nominate races of the host and the parasite.

RUFOUS OVENBIRD

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 Vieillot in 1816 and given its current binomial name Thamnophilus ruficapillus.