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title: "Kapuzenämmerling"
description: "Phrygilus atriceps — Vögel. The black-hooded sierra finch (Phrygilus atriceps) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/black-hooded-sierra-finch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kapuzenämmerling

> Phrygilus atriceps — Vögel. The black-hooded sierra finch (Phrygilus atriceps) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Phrygilus atriceps*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `mountains` (Gebirge)
- iNaturalist observations: 777
- Wikidata: [Q906589](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q906589)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10090](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10090)

## Names

- en: Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
- de: Kapuzenämmerling
- es: Comesebo cabeza negra
- fr: Phrygile à tête noire
- nl: Zwartkapsierragors
- pl: Chruściak czarnogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

AR (249), BO (223), CL (215), PE (8)

## Summary

The black-hooded sierra finch (Phrygilus atriceps) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

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

## Photo

![Kapuzenämmerling](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-hooded-sierra-finch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193187851

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-hooded-sierra-finch?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).