Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cuzco, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cuzco, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Satipo Road, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Chinguela, Cajamarca
Status: The Black-capped Hemispingus is common in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 2300-3700 m. It also occurs in Co and Ec.
Name in Spanish: Hemispingo de Gorro Negro.
Sub-species: Black-capped Hemispingus (Kleinothraupis atropileus auricularis), (Cabanis), 1873.
Meaning of Name: Kleinothraupis: Kleino: In honor of Nedra Kathryn Klein (1951-2001) American ornithologist. Gr. Thraupis= unidentified small bird, perhaps some kind of finch, mentioned by Aristotle. atropileus: L. ater= black and pileus= skull cap.
Formerly known as Hemispingus atropileus (2017).
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.