Rufous-headed Tanager (Hemithraupis ruficapilla) [XC746768]
by Dante Buzzetti from Rio Mococa, Caraguatatuba, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (call)
Rufous-headed Tanager (Hemithraupis ruficapilla) [XC41911]
by Adrian Eisen Rupp from Ribeir\u00e3o Quati, Parque Nacional da Serra do Itaja\u00ed, Indaial, Santa Catarina, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Molecular data indicate that this genus and Chrysothlypis are closely related and probably sister-taxa, and that Heterospingus also is closely related to them. This species and Guira Tanager (Hemithraupis guira) are sister-species. They hybridize to some degree in limited zone of contact, but do not intergrade. Subspecies differ minimally, and species perhaps better treated as monotypic. A review is warranted.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
bahiae Zimmer, JT, 1947 - South-eastern Bahia, in eastern Brazil.
ruficapilla (Vieillot, 1818) - South-eastern Brazil from southern Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo south to eastern Santa Catarina.