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Black-capped Donacobius
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Black-capped Donacobius

Donacobius atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack-capped Donacobius
DutchZwartkopdonacobius
SpanishAngú
Chinese黑顶鹪鹩
Sranan Tongomotyofowru
Scientific nameDonacobius atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyDonacobiidae
GenusDonacobius

In Suriname

977Records in Suriname
28iNaturalist observations
1851First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne334
  • Paramaribo285
  • Para89
  • Saramacca67
  • Wanica54
  • Nickerie26
  • Sipaliwini19
  • Brokopondo9
  • Marowijne5
  • Coronie4

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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