Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Black-capped Sparrow (Arremon abeillei) - HBW 16, p. 574
French: Tohi d’Abeillé
German: Kapuzenbuschammer
Spanish: Cerquero Coroninegro
Other common names: Slaty-backed Sparrow (abeillei); Maranon Sparrow (nigriceps)
Taxonomy: Arremon abeillei Lesson, 1844, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Has been suggested as forming a superspecies with A. taciturnus, A. flavirostris, A. aurantiirostris and A. schlegeli. Distinctive race nigriceps possibly merits elevation to full species rank; further study required. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- abeillei Lesson, 1844 - SW Ecuador (from Manabí) S on Pacific slope to NW Peru (S to Cajamarca).
- nigriceps Taczanowski, 1880 - upper Marañón Valley in E Cajamarca, in NW Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging around. Locality Olmos, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp abeillei )
Yoel Jimenez 20 November 2012 17 weeks ago 16 sec 3.6 -
An adult bird incubating. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp abeillei)
Yanayacu Biological Station 26 February 2006 4 years ago 26 sec 3.5 -
An adult bird in the nest, going away and showing one egg. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp abeillei)
Yanayacu Biological Station 26 February 2006 4 years ago 16 sec 3.3 -
a bird foraging Locality Limon Canyon, Olmos, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp abeillei)
Daniêl Jimenez 21 November 2012 8 weeks ago 29 sec 3.2 -
A bird foraging in the understory. Locality Limon Canyon, Olmos, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp abeillei )
Yoel Jimenez 20 November 2012 10 weeks ago 17 sec 3 -
A nest with at least one egg. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp abeillei)
Yanayacu Biological Station 26 February 2006 4 years ago 21 sec 2
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A bird in hand.
Locality Alamor, Loja Province, Ecuador (ssp abeillei)
Joe Tobias 1 January 1991 26 weeks ago 3.2
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song Locality Jorupe Reserve, Loja Province, Ecuador
(ssp abeillei)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 31 January 2010 3 years ago 4
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