Rufous-capped Brushfinch
Atlapetes pileatus Wagler, 1831
Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
Rufous-capped Brushfinch, Atlapetes pileatus, is a passerine bird of the New World sparrows found in Mexico. It was first described by Wagler in 1831 and is confined to the highlands of northern and central parts of the country. Its main home is pine-oak forest, though it also uses the margins of montane evergreen forest and montane scrub. The species is a year-round resident. It is the type species of the genus Atlapetes, and the nominate form is joined by a second subspecies, A. p. dilutus.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
- Breeding range
- Middle America: Mexico
