Black-capped Donacobius

Donacobius atricapilla

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesWetlandCup nestSmall · 37 g

What the Black-capped Donacobius sounds like

Sonogram of the Black-capped Donacobius: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, excited call · Pastaza: 2 km W Canelos, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Black-capped Donacobius: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Alarm call · Pastaza: 2 km W Canelos, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Black-capped Donacobius: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las Orchideas, Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Black-capped Donacobius

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-capped Donacobius

Regular range

The map shades 12 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Black-capped Donacobius

The black-capped donacobius is a conspicuous, vocal South American bird and the only bird in the genus Donacobius and family Donacobiidae. It is distributed across the northern half of South America.

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