Rufous-headed Tanager
Hemithraupis ruficapilla(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Rufous-headed Tanager
The Rufous-headed Tanager (Hemithraupis ruficapilla) 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 Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Hemithraupis ruficapilla
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-headed Tanager
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hemithraupis ruficapilla bahiae
- Hemithraupis ruficapilla ruficapilla
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nemosia ruficapilla
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- apporte du Bresil par M. de Lalande fils [= vicinity of Rio de Janeiro] .
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 22 p.493
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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