Rufous-capped Thornbill

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Rufous-Capped Thornbill
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chalcostigma
Species: C. ruficeps
Binomial name
Chalcostigma ruficeps
Gould, 1846

The Rufous-Capped Thornbill (Chalcostigma ruficeps) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.

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