Black-capped Donacobius
A species of Black-capped Donacobius Scientific name : Donacobius atricapilla Genus : Black-capped Donacobius
Black-capped Donacobius, A species of Black-capped Donacobius
Botanical name: Donacobius atricapilla
Genus: Black-capped Donacobius
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Description
The black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) is a conspicuous, vocal South American bird. It is found in tropical swamps and wetlands in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also Panama of Central America. 
Size
22 cm
Nest Placement
Floating
Feeding Habits
Black-capped Donacobius predominantly consumes various invertebrates including hymenopterans, beetles, orthopterans, and neuropterans. Specializing in hunting and foraging, black-capped Donacobius exhibits a preference for arachnids, showcasing unique dietary choices among its avian peers.
Habitat
Black-capped Donacobius typically inhabits brushy areas along riverbanks, thriving in early-stage regrowth forests such as those found in oxbow lakes. Additionally, black-capped Donacobius is frequented around overgrown peripheries of man-made water bodies. Despite venturing away for foraging, breeding is confined to marshy environments. Black-capped Donacobius generally resides at elevations from sea level up to 600 meters, with some populations reaching up to 1400 meters above sea level in regions such as Ecuador.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Behavior
Mating for life, pairs of black-capped donacobiuses can be seen frequently and throughout the day atop thickets of dense lakeside or streamside vegetation. They often will engage in antiphonic dueting. Adult offspring will remain with their parents and help raise siblings from subsequent nesting periods in a system of cooperative breeding.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Donacobiidae Genus
Black-capped Donacobius Species
Black-capped Donacobius 
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