Alternative name: Gray-capped Tanager
- Hemispingus reyi
Identification
14cm. A plain hemispingus with a small, relatively thin bill.
- Grey crown and upper head giving a hooded appearance
- Bright yellowish-olive upperparts including tail
- Olive-yellow side of head
- Plain yellow throat and underparts with olive tinge on sides and flanks
- Relatively thin, dark grey bill
Sexes similar, immatures duller.
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of north-western Venezuela (Trujillo, Mérida and Táchira).
A restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Now placed in the genus Kleinothraupis by Clements.
Habitat
Montane and elfin forest at elevations of 1,900-3,200 m, most numerous at 2,150-3,000m.
Behaviour
Usually seen in pairs or groups of up to 20 birds in mixed-species flocks.
An active species.
Diet
Probably feeds mainly on small arthropods.
Breeding
No information on breeding.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Gray-capped Hemispingus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Gray-capped_Hemispingus
