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What the Black-capped Hemispingus sounds like
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The black-capped hemispingus is, on average, 15–16 cm (5.9–6.3 in) long and weighs 18–26 g (0.6–0.9 oz). It has olive-brown upperparts, and largely olive to olive-yellow underparts. The throat is ochreous-yellow, grading to a yellow-olive towards the underparts. The sides and top of the head are pure black, with a buff-and-white supercilium that stretches to the back of the neck. Although the black-capped hemispingus is confusable with the closely-related orange-browed hemispingus, these two species do not co-occur anywhere in their ranges.
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When to see the Black-capped Hemispingus
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-capped Hemispingus
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-capped Hemispingus
The black-capped hemispingus is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Andes mountains of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Easily confused with
Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodiiParodi's hemispingus is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, endemic to Peru.
Orange-browed HemispingusKleinothraupis calophrysThe orange-browed hemispingus is, on average, 14–16 cm (5.5–6.3 in) long and weighs 14.5–20.5 g (0.5–0.7 oz).
Grey-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis reyiThe species has a grey crown and does not have any supercilium.
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