The rufous-headed tanager (Hemithraupis ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Rufous-headed tanager
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Hemithraupis
Species:
H. ruficapilla
Binomial name
Hemithraupis ruficapilla
(Vieillot, 1818)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hemithraupis ruficapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22722275A94758716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722275A94758716.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.