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Rufous-capped thornbill

Chalcostigma ruficeps (Gould, 1846)

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The rufous-capped thornbill (Chalcostigma ruficeps) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3 g to 3.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rufous-capped thornbill (Chalcostigma ruficeps)
Photo: wang cai · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rufous-capped thornbill

Weight
3 g – 3.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rufous-capped thornbill live?

Not recorded

What is the rufous-capped thornbill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rufous-capped thornbill (Chalcostigma ruficeps) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Rufous-capped thornbill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rufous-capped_thornbill&oldid=1379734543), 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 rufous-capped thornbill endangered?

The rufous-capped thornbill 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. What the categories mean.

How is the rufous-capped thornbill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusChalcostigma
  7. SpeciesChalcostigma ruficeps (Gould, 1846)

Synonyms Chalcostigma ruficeps ruficeps, Metallura ruficeps, Trochilus ruficeps

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • colibrí cuametall cap-rogencCatalan
  • kolibřík rezavokorunkatýCzech
  • sïedn dreinbig pengochWelsh
  • Rustkronet TornnæbDanish
  • Kastanienkappen-GlanzschwänzchenGerman
  • Rotkappen-GlanzschwänzchenGerman
  • rufĉapa dornkolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí capirrufoSpanish
  • Pico-Espina de Gorro RufoSpanish
  • rusolakkikolibriFinnish
  • Métallure à tête rousseFrench
  • kestenjastokapi kolibrićCroatian
  • Spinibecco caporossiccioItalian
  • ズアカコバシハチドリJapanese
  • rusvakepuris dygliasnapis kolibrisLithuanian
  • RoodkruindoornsnavelDutch
  • RoodkruindoornsnavelkolibrieDutch
  • brunkronenålkolibriNorwegian
  • brodaczek rdzawołbistyPolish
  • colibri-de-barretePortuguese
  • bico-de-espinho-de-coroa-ruivaPortuguese
  • Красношапочный радужникRussian
  • Красношапочный блестящехвостый колибриRussian
  • vrchárik hrdzavohlavýSlovak
  • Riđoglavi trnokljuni kolibriSerbian
  • rostkronad nålnäbbSwedish
  • rödkronad tornnäbbskolibriSwedish
  • Kızıl Taçlı İğnegagaTurkish
  • колібрі-тонкодзьоб червонолобийUkrainian
  • 棕頂尖嘴蜂鳥Chinese
  • 棕顶尖嘴蜂鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the rufous-capped thornbill

Other species in the same genus Chalcostigma.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rufous-capped thornbill?

An adult rufous-capped thornbill weighs 3 g – 3.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rufous-capped thornbill endangered?

The rufous-capped thornbill 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 rufous-capped thornbill?

The rufous-capped thornbill (Chalcostigma ruficeps) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{rufous_capped_thornbill_2026,
  title = {Rufous-capped thornbill (Chalcostigma ruficeps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-capped-thornbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}