South-eastern Brazil (southern Bahia south to southern Mato Grosso do Sul and north-eastern Rio Grande do Sul), eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina (northern Misiones).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner (Philydor atricapillus) [XC580432]
by Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca from Rio Pouso Alto,Sert\u00e3o de Barra do Una,S\u00e3o Sebasti\u00e3o,S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (call, song)
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner (Philydor atricapillus) [XC347620]
by Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca from Rio Preto, Itanha\u00e9m, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (alarm call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Evidently forms a superspecies with Alagoas Foliage-gleaner (Philydor novaesi). Named form Philydor hylobius, previously believed by some to be an isolated population of present species, in fact represents the juvenile plumage of White-throated Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla roraimae). Species name invariable, so, in contrast to the cases of several other taxa currently recognized within Philydor, must not be made to agree with neuter gender of genus.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet