Rufous-capped Brushfinch (Atlapetes pileatus)
About the Rufous-capped Brushfinch
The rufous-capped brushfinch (Atlapetes pileatus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Mexico. The rufous-capped brushfinch was formally described in 1831 with its present binomial Atlapetes pileatus. It is the type species for the genus Atlapetes. It has two subspecies, the nominate A. p. pileatus (Wagler, 1831) and A. p. dilutus (Ridgway, 1898).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 67 recordings for this species: 46 CC BY-NC-SA · 21 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmirecording
- Choco BrushfinchAtlapetes crassusrecording
- Dusky-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes fuscoolivaceusrecording
- Pale-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidicepsrecording
- Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucharecording
- Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.