| Black-capped Hemispingus | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Hemispingus |
| Species: | H. atropileus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemispingus atropileus (Lafresnaye, 1842) |
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The Black-capped Hemispingus (Hemispingus atropileus) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The Peruvian form is sometimes treated as a separate species, White-browed Hemispingus (H. auricularis).