Grey-capped hemispingus

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Grey-capped hemispingus
Gray-capped Hemispingus - Buscador Rey (Hemispingus reyi).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Kleinothraupis
Species:
K. reyi
Binomial name
Kleinothraupis reyi
(Berlepsch, 1885)
Kleinothraupis reyi map.svg

The grey-capped hemispingus (Kleinothraupis reyi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae that is endemic to Venezuela.

Contents

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests where it is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

The species have a grey crown and don't have any supercilium. Their upperparts are olive in colour and their underparts are yellow. [2]

Habitat

It is found on elevations between 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) and 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Kleinothraupis reyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22722226A94755699. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722226A94755699.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Hemispingus reyi". Neotropical Birds Online . Retrieved June 2, 2013.