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Blue-capped ifrit

Ifrita kowaldi (De Vis, 1890)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The blue-capped ifrit (Ifrita kowaldi) is a species in the family Ifritidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 32 g to 32.3 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-capped ifrit (Ifrita kowaldi)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-capped ifrit

Weight
32.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the blue-capped ifrit live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The blue-capped ifrit is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the blue-capped ifrit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-capped ifrit (Ifrita kowaldi) is a species of small passerine bird in the monotypic family Ifritidae, native to the montane rainforests of New Guinea. These birds are insectivorous and are notable for their distinctive blue crown and presence of batrachotoxin, a potent neurotoxin, in their feathers and skin. This chemical defense is believed to come from their diet, particularly Choresine beetles. Blue-capped ifrits are non-aggressive and typically found in small groups within high altitude forest habitats. Although they are currently listed as of least concern by the IUCN, their population is slowly declining due to habitat disturbance and limited conservation measures.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-capped ifrit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-capped_ifrit&oldid=1355974522), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-capped ifrit endangered?

The blue-capped ifrit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the blue-capped ifrit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyIfritidae
  6. genusIfrita
  7. SpeciesIfrita kowaldi (De Vis, 1890)

Synonyms Ifrita coronata, Ifrita kowaldi brunnea, Ifrita kowaldi kowaldi, Todopsis kowaldi

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Blue-capped IfritaEnglish
  • IfritEnglish
  • Синьоглава ифритаBulgarian
  • kosovec šoupálčíCzech
  • preblyn penlasWelsh
  • BlåkroneDanish
  • BlaukappenflöterGerman
  • bluĉapa ifritoEsperanto
  • IfritaSpanish
  • sinilakkiFinnish
  • kiipijätimaliFinnish
  • Ifrita de KowaldFrench
  • modrokapi drozdCroatian
  • Ifrita topi-biruIndonesian
  • Ifrita di KowaldItalian
  • ズアオチメドリJapanese
  • BlauwkapifritaDutch
  • blåkroneifritNorwegian
  • modrogłówkaPolish
  • ifritaPortuguese
  • ifrita-de-coroa-azulPortuguese
  • Синеголовая ифритаRussian
  • Синешапочная ифритаRussian
  • ifrita šplhaváSlovak
  • ifritSwedish
  • İfritakargasıTurkish
  • синьоголовкаUkrainian
  • 蓝顶鹛鸫Chinese
  • 藍冠鶥鶇Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the blue-capped ifrit

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-capped ifrit?

An adult blue-capped ifrit weighs 32.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the blue-capped ifrit live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the blue-capped ifrit for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the blue-capped ifrit endangered?

The blue-capped ifrit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blue-capped ifrit?

The blue-capped ifrit (Ifrita kowaldi) belongs to the family Ifritidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_capped_ifrit_2026,
  title = {Blue-capped ifrit (Ifrita kowaldi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-capped-ifrit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}