Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thamnophilidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. A.Pomacochas, Amazonas
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Abra Patricia, Amazonas
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Abra Patricia, Amazonas
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Iraty, Brazil
Status: The Rufous-capped Antshrike is uncommon but local. It is distributed in two largely disjunct populations in northern and southern Peru; both on the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 1800-3000 m. It also occurs in Br and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Batará de Gorro Rufo.
Sub-species: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus jaczewskii), Domaniewski, 1925. N Peru (Cajamarca, Amazonas S of R Marañón, San Martín).
(Thamnophilus ruficapillus marcapatae), Hellmayr, 1912. S Peru (Cuzco, Puno).
Meaning of Name: Thamnophilus: Gr. Thamnos= bush and philos= lover. ruficapillus: L. rufus= red, ruddy, rufous and capillus= hair of the head.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.
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