Black-capped Antwren (Herpsilochmus atricapillus)
Male Black-capped Antwren, Murici, Alagoas, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image Brazil

The Black-capped Antwren is distributed in north-east and central Brazil through to north Argentina, eastern Bolivia and eastern Paraguay. It is found in a variety of habitats including borders of humid forest, deciduous woodland, including caatinga, and gallery woodland.
The male has a black crown, a white supercilium and a black line behind the eye. Its back is grey and there are white wing-bars on its black wings. It is greyish below with a whitish belly and the black tail has broad white tips.

It is similar to Caatinga Antwren H. sellowi which is found in north-east Brazil but is more restricted to caatinga. Black-capped Antwren has a longer streak behind the eye and a black loral spot compared to the "cleaner" head of the Caatinga Antwren which also has a shorter and narrower bill.
The female has a white streaked crown and is generally more buffy and ochraceous than the male.
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