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Black-capped donacobius

Donacobius atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) is a species in the family Donacobiidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 36 g to 39 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-capped donacobius

Weight
36 g – 39 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the black-capped donacobius

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Black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the black-capped donacobius live?

Not recorded

What is the black-capped donacobius?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-capped donacobius” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-capped_donacobius&oldid=1382813644), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-capped donacobius endangered?

The black-capped donacobius is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-capped donacobius classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyDonacobiidae
  6. genusDonacobius
  7. SpeciesDonacobius atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Donacobius atricapillus, Donacobius atricapillus atricapillus, Donacobius atricapillus atricapillus, Donacobius vociferans, Turdus atricapilla

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • دوناكوبيوس أسود القلنسوةArabic
  • střízlík černohlavýCzech
  • Dryw gwatwarWelsh
  • DonacobiusDanish
  • RohrspotterGerman
  • RohrspottdrosselGerman
  • RohrspötterGerman
  • DonakobioEsperanto
  • nigraĉapa donakobioEsperanto
  • AngúSpanish
  • Sinsonte LaguneroSpanish
  • mustapääpeukaloinenFinnish
  • Donacobe à miroirFrench
  • דונקוביוס שחור-כיפהHebrew
  • šarenorepi cvrčićCroatian
  • óriásökörszemHungarian
  • DonacobioItalian
  • Scricciolo mimoItalian
  • ミズベマネシツグミJapanese
  • 검은머리도나코비우스Korean
  • Juodagalvis donakobijusLithuanian
  • juodakepuris mėgdžiotojasLithuanian
  • ZwartkapdonacobiusDutch
  • ZwartkopdonacobiusDutch
  • SvarthettesmettNorwegian Nynorsk
  • mimikPolish
  • donacóbioPortuguese
  • japacanimPortuguese
  • Черноголовый ангуRussian
  • Черноголовый пересмешникRussian
  • angu mokraďovýSlovak
  • DonakobijusSerbian
  • donakobiusSwedish
  • DonakobiyusTurkish
  • мімикUkrainian
  • 黑顶鹪莺Chinese
  • 黑頂蘆嘲鶇Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

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Common questions

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How big is the black-capped donacobius?

An adult black-capped donacobius weighs 36 g – 39 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-capped donacobius endangered?

The black-capped donacobius is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-capped donacobius?

The black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) belongs to the family Donacobiidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_capped_donacobius_2026,
  title = {Black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-donacobius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}