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Plushcap

Catamblyrhynchus diadema

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestTiny · 14 g
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema), photo 1
Photo: Ben Tavener from Curitiba, Brazil · CC BY 2.0
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema), photo 2
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema), photo 3
Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema), photo 4
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema), photo 5
Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema), photo 6
Photo: Ben Tavener from Curitiba, Brazil · CC BY 2.0
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema), photo 7
Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema), photo 8
Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema), photo 9
Photo: (c) batsoul, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema), photo 10
Photo: (c) Amber M. King, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Plushcap sounds like

Sonogram of the Plushcap: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Pichincha: sw-slope of Volcán Corazon, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Plushcap: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Pichincha: Calacalí-Nanegalito road, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The plushcap is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and males weigh on average 14.9 g (0.53 oz) and females 13.4 g (0.47 oz). It has a chestnut body and a golden-yellow forecrown (the plush part of the name). From its nape to its wings, it is black. The males and females look similar but the males are slightly larger than the females. Juveniles are just duller versions of their parents. The subspecies C. d. citrinifrons is found in Peru and has a paler cap while C. d. federalis is found in coastal Venezuela and is brighter than C. d. diadema. Voice: While the plushcap is usually quiet, when it does vocalize it has a long series of chirps and twitters.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Plushcap

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 Plushcap

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Ecuador Peru Venezuela Bolivia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Argentina.

About the Plushcap

The plushcap is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae and it is the only member of the genus Catamblyrhynchus.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Grey-throated Warbling Finch (Microspingus cabanisi) Grey-throated Warbling FinchMicrospingus cabanisiThe gray-throated warbling finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Long-tailed Reed Finch (Donacospiza albifrons) Long-tailed Reed FinchDonacospiza albifronsThe long-tailed reed finch is a species of South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Rufous-browed Conebill (Conirostrum rufum) Rufous-browed ConebillConirostrum rufumThe rufous-browed conebill is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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