The black-capped foliage-gleaner (Philydor atricapillus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

Their back is rich rufous-brown, their rump slightly paler but more rufous, and their uppertail coverts bright orange-rufous.

Their wings are mostly rich brown with darker coverts and dark fuscous tips on the flight feathers.

Their breast and belly are plain dark orange-rufous; their flanks are slightly duller and their undertail coverts bright rufous.

Lesser components of its diet include Coleoptera and spiders, and it seldom feeds on ants.

Single birds and pairs often join mixed-species foraging flocks, feeding at all levels of the forest from its understory to its canopy.

[5] Its calls include an "irregular series of squeaky notes, and 'pit-wit' "[4] and a "very high, metallic sounding 'zic' ".