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Black-capped Hemispingus
Kleinothraupis atropileus (Lafresnaye, 1842)
Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies
Black-capped Hemispingus, Kleinothraupis atropileus, is a tanager from South America, breeding from Venezuela to Ecuador in the Andes. It was described by Lafresnaye in 1842. It lives in moist montane forest, including dwarf forest, where Chusquea bamboo is abundant. The bird is known for its black crown and the pale stripe above the eye, which reaches to the rear of the neck. Its range also extends through Colombia and into Peru, with one subspecies confined to the south of the Marañón River.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies
- Breeding range
- South America: Venezuela to Ecuador
