Black-capped Foliage-gleaner

Philydor atricapillus (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1821)

Black-capped Foliage-gleaner, Philydor atricapillus, is a bird of south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina, where it lives in tropical evergreen forest and mature secondary forest. It is a member of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. The bird is a year-round resident across its range. It is notable for its striking face pattern, with a pale eyering, a pale supercilium, dark markings behind the eye, and buff ear coverts. Its crown is dark brown, and its back, tail and underparts are rich rufous-brown to orange-rufous.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Furnariidae — Ovenbirds

Breeding range

South America: se Brazil to e Paraguay and ne Argentina