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title: "Rufous-capped Brushfinch"
description: "Atlapetes pileatus — Birds. The rufous-capped brushfinch (Atlapetes pileatus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rufous-capped-brushfinch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-capped Brushfinch

> Atlapetes pileatus — Birds. The rufous-capped brushfinch (Atlapetes pileatus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows.

- Scientific name: *Atlapetes pileatus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1307
- Wikidata: [Q2668370](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2668370)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10331](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10331)

## Names

- en: Rufous-capped Brushfinch
- de: Rotkappenbuschammer
- es: Rascador Gorra Canela
- fr: Tohi à calotte rousse
- nl: Roodkapstruikgors
- pl: Zaroślak żółtobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1240)

## Summary

The rufous-capped brushfinch (Atlapetes pileatus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-capped_brushfinch

## Photo

![Rufous-capped Brushfinch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-capped-brushfinch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310327242

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-capped-brushfinch?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).