Rufous-capped Thornbill
Chalcostigma ruficeps(Gould, J, 1846)
English (US) Rufous-capped Thornbill
The Rufous-capped Thornbill (Chalcostigma ruficeps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
Range: Andes of southeastern Ecuador to eastern Peru and Yungas of western BoliviaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chalcostigma ruficeps
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-capped Thornbill
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus (--?) ruficeps
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1846)
- Type locality
- Bolivia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.14, no.164 p.89
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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