Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusArremon (Arremon Brushfinches and Sparrows)
- SpeciesArremon brunneinucha (Chestnut-capped Brushfinch)
About the Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
The chestnut-capped brushfinch (Arremon brunneinucha) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from Mexico to Peru. The chestnut-capped brushfinch was formally described in 1839 with the binomial Embernagra brunnei-nucha. It eventually was reassigned to genus Buarremon and the specific epithet revised to brunneinuchus. Genus Buarremon was still later merged into genus Atlapetes but further study resulted in Buarremon's being resurrected. In 2000 taxonomists again revised the specific epithet to its current brunneinucha. In 2008 taxonomists began merging Buarremon into Arremon.
The chestnut-capped brushfinch's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, AviList, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World assign it these nine subspecies: However, as of late 2025 the Clements taxonomy assigns a tenth subspecies, A. b. nigralatera (Rowley, 1968), that the others include in A. b. suttoni. Clements also sets A. b. apertus apart within the species, calling it the "chestnut-capped brushfinch (plain-breasted)". Clements groups the others as the "chestnut-capped brushfinch (chestnut-capped)".
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Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Black-headed Brushfinch
Arremon atricapillus
Sooty-faced Finch
Arremon crassirostris
Pirre Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus inornatus
Tacarcuna Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus tacarcunae
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Black-chested Jay
Cyanocorax affinis
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-capped Brushfinch in Darién National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-capped Brushfinch sighting in Darién National Park, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-capped Brushfinch in Darién National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-capped Brushfinch in Darién National Park in our monthly data.