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title: "Rufous-headed Tanager"
description: "Hemithraupis ruficapilla — Birds. The rufous-headed tanager (Hemithraupis ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rufous-headed-tanager
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-headed Tanager

> Hemithraupis ruficapilla — Birds. The rufous-headed tanager (Hemithraupis ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies.

- Scientific name: *Hemithraupis ruficapilla*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 798
- Wikidata: [Q623428](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q623428)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10304](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10304)

## Names

- en: Rufous-headed Tanager
- de: Rostkappentangare
- es: Pintasilgo de cabeza rufa
- fr: Tangara à tête rousse
- nl: Roestkaptangare
- pt: Saíra-ferrugem
- pl: Cudotanagerek rudogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (742), UY (3)

## Summary

The rufous-headed tanager (Hemithraupis ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is endemic to Brazil.

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

## Photo

![Rufous-headed Tanager](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-headed-tanager/medium.jpg)

Photo: filipeprates · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262125041

## Machine access

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