Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)

Rufous-capped Antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus) - HBW 8, p. 549

French: Batara à tête rousse German: Rostscheitel-Ameisenwürger Spanish: Batará Pardo
Other common names: Marcapata Antshrike (marcapatae)

Taxonomy: Thamnophilus ruficapillus Vieillot, 1816, no locality = Corrientes, Argentina.
Belongs to the “T. doliatus group”, which also includes T. zarumae, T. multistriatus, T. tenuepunctatus, T. palliatus and T. torquatus. Appears to form a superspecies with last of those, but syntopy is suspected in S of range in Brazil (extreme E Minas Gerais and NW Rio de Janeiro). Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

jaczewskii Domaniewski, 1925 - N Peru (Cajamarca, Amazonas S of R Marañón, San Martín).
marcapatae Hellmayr, 1912 - S Peru (Cuzco, Puno).
subfasciatus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1876 - NW Bolivia (La Paz, W Cochabamba).

See all 5 subspecies

jaczewskii Domaniewski, 1925 - N Peru (Cajamarca, Amazonas S of R Marañón, San Martín).
marcapatae Hellmayr, 1912 - S Peru (Cuzco, Puno).
subfasciatus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1876 - NW Bolivia (La Paz, W Cochabamba).
cochabambae (Chapman, 1921) - E Cochabamba and SW Santa Cruz S to NW Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán).
ruficapillus Vieillot, 1816 - E Paraguay and SE Brazil (S from E Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo) S to NE Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, NE Buenos Aires) and Uruguay.