Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus)

Other Scientific Names
Agelaius ruficapillus [BirdLife International (2004)], Agelaius ruficapillus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Agelaius ruficapillus [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Rufous-headed Blackbird

Family
Icteridae (New World Blackbirds)

Size
18.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vieillot, 1819

Habitat
Arable land, inland wetlands. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, Uruguay (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (69)...)

Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus) [XC859409]
by A. Bennett Hennessey from Rio dos Frades, Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil (call)

Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus) [XC831108]
by Franco Vushurovich from Alagado do Cupe - Pousada Tabapitanga -Porto de Galinhas, Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
Genus often subsumed in Agelaius. Behavioural and molecular data indicate that this species is closely related to Yellow-hooded Blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus). Subspecies probably once separated, but now appear to meet and possibly intergrade in south-eastern Brazil (S�o Paulo).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

frontalis (Vieillot, 1819) - Coast of French Guiana, and eastern Brazil (Amap�, including Maraj� I, east to Rio Grande do Norte, then south to Goi�s, Minas Gerais and S�o Paulo).
ruficapillus Vieillot, 1819 - Eastern Bolivia (Santa Cruz) and southern Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul east to S�o Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul) south to north-eastern Argentina (north-eastern La Pampa and Buenos Aires) and Uruguay.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus) - 10 files

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