About Donacobius atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)
Taxonomic Classification
The black-capped donacobius, with the scientific name Donacobius atricapilla, is a conspicuous, vocal South American bird. It is the only species in the genus Donacobius and the family Donacobiidae.
General Distribution
Its distribution covers the northern half of South America.
Amazonian Habitat
Black-capped donacobiuses are common across a wide range of Amazonian wetlands, including oxbow lakes, riparian zones, and other areas that have tall, dense aquatic or semi-aquatic vegetation.
Non-Amazonian Range
One third of this species' total range lies outside the Amazon Basin; this area extends from Panama, northern Colombia, and western Venezuela (including Venezuela's Orinoco River system), to southeast coastal and inland Brazil, and neighboring countries further south, Paraguay, and extreme northern Argentina.
