Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema)

Other Names (World)
Plushcap, Plush-capped Finch

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lafresnaye, 1842

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 2,300 - 3,500 m, occasionally down to 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (41)...)

Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema) [XC578575]
by Jerome Fischer from Ibagu\u00e9, Tolima, Colombia (song)

Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema) [XC15099]
by Andrew Spencer from Caba\u00f1as San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Relationships uncertain. Genus has been placed variously in a separate monotypic family, Catamblyrhynchidae, and in a separate subfamily, Catamblyrhynchinae, within Emberizidae. Molecular-genetic data support its inclusion in present family.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

diadema Lafresnaye, 1842 - Western Venezuela (Sierra de Perij�, and Andes southern from Trujillo) and Colombia (Santa Marta Mts, and Andes generally) south to southern Ecuador.
federalis Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1953 - Coastal cordillera (Aragua, Vargas and Distrito Federal, probably also Miranda), in northern Venezuela.
citrinifrons von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 - Andes of Peru southern on western slope to Lambayeque, and throughout eastern slope south to Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba and western Santa Cruz) and to north-western Argentina (Jujuy).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema) - 10 files

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