The Chestnut-capped Blackbird lives in South American wetlands. The male has a black body with a rufous-brown head, neck, and chest; the female is olive-brown with black streaks.
It is about 17.5 cm long. The male is glossy black with a rufous-brown head, neck, and chest. The female is olive-brown, with black streaking on the back and belly.
It inhabits damp places, marshes, and swamps and is active by day. It feeds mainly on insect larvae, rests in marshes, and weaves reed leaves into a nest close to the water surface.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.