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title: "Rufous-capped Warbler"
description: "Basileuterus rufifrons — Birds. The rufous-capped warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rufous-capped-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-capped Warbler

> Basileuterus rufifrons — Birds. The rufous-capped warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers.

- Scientific name: *Basileuterus rufifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4023
- Wikidata: [Q791200](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q791200)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10045](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10045)

## Names

- en: Rufous-capped Warbler
- de: Rotkappen-Waldsänger
- es: Chipe Gorra Canela Común
- fr: Paruline à calotte rousse
- nl: Roodkapzanger
- pt: Pula-pula-de-capuz-vermelho
- pl: Koronówka rdzawoucha

## Countries with the most observations

MX (3587), US (217), GT (20), BZ (19)

## Summary

The rufous-capped warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and  Mexico. It also occurs as a casual visitor to the U. S. states of Arizona and Texas.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230237579

## Machine access

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