#donacobius

[herpsandbirds]

Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla), family Donacobiidae, order Passeriformes, in a wetland in Loreto, Peru

The only member of its family.

photograph by Sergio Leon

[best-bird-tournament]

Sylvioidea superfamily - round 1, section 3

Which is the best bird?

Barn swallow

Pale-footed bush warbler

Slaty-bellied tesia

Red-whiskered bulbul

Black-capped donacobius

Bearded reedling

Streaked scrub warbler

Temminck's lark

Rockrunner

Cape grassbird

Black lark

Voting ended onDec 30, 2025

[earthstory]

A pair of black-capped donacobius call to affirm their territory. Top bird nerd fact for the day- this type of singing is known as an antiphonal duet - a behaviour few birds are capable of where two individuals or groups sing alternately at speed with great precision! Unfortunately I wasn't recording sound! Filmed in the southern Pantanal, Brazil, on assignment for @stevewinterphoto, @natgeo and @natgeowild. Follow Steve and I (@bertiegregory) for news on our jaguar film coming soon!

[herpsandbirds]

Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla), family Donacobiidae, order Passeriformes, Brazil

photograph by Celso Castro

[herpsandbirds]

Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla), family Donacobiidae, order Passeriformes, found in much of central and northern South America

photograph by Yung Niem

[herpsandbirds]

Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla), family Donacobiidae, found in much of central and northern South America

photograph by Glenn Bartley Nature Photography

[herpsandbirds]

Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla), family Donacobiidae, Fazenda Campo de Ouro, Piraju, São Paulo, Brazil

photograph by Dario Sanches 

[animals-animals-animals]

Black-capped Donacobius (by Yannick TURBÉ)