Grey-capped Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis reyi)

Other Names (World)
Grey-capped Hemispingus, Gray-capped Hemispingus, Grey-capped Tanager, Gray-capped Tanager

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Berlepsch, 1885)

Habitat
In or near Chusquea bamboo in montane and elfin forest and shrubby forest edge. From 2,150 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Venezuela (B).

Andes of Trujillo, M�rida and northern T�chira, in western Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging, clearance for extensive cattle-ranching, agricultural colonisation, mining concessions and road-building, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Grey-capped Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis reyi) [XC254255]
by id from La Mucuy, Sierra Nevada NP, Merida, Venezuela (call)

Grey-capped Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis reyi) [XC50642]
by Joe Klaiber from PN Sierra Nevada (La Mucuy), Merida, Venezuela (sond)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus has been thought to belong with New World warblers (Parulidae), but recent molecular-genetic data support placement in present family. The monophyly of genus questioned. It is supported by some molecular data, but other molecular data equivocal.

References
See References.

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