Black-capped Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis atropileus)

Other Names (World)
Black-capped Hemispingus, Black-capped Tanager(!)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
15 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lafresnaye, 1842)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 2,300 - 3,350 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Western Venezuela (Andes in southern T�chira) and generally in Andes of Colombia and on both slopes in Ecuador south to extreme north-western Peru (northern Piura north of R Mara��n).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

Black-capped Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis atropileus) [XC22219]
by Oscar H. Mar\u00edn-G\u00f3mez from R. N. Rio Blanco, Caldas, Colombia (song)

Black-capped Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis atropileus) [XC27441]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Antioquia: P\u00e1ramo de Frontino, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Genus has been thought to belong with New World warblers (Parulidae), but recent molecular-genetic data support placement in present family. Monophyly of genus questioned, supported by some molecular data, but other molecular data equivocal. May form a superspecies with White-browed Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis auricularis) and Orange-browed Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis calophrys), and has been treated as conspecific with one or both of those. Currently treated as separate species to emphasize plumage differences, pending additional study.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

atropileus (Lafresnaye, 1842) - Venezuela to Ecuador.
auricularis (Cabanis, 1873) - Peru. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, White-browed Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis auricularis).

References
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Files:

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