Rufous-capped brushfinch

Rufous-capped brushfinch
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Atlapetes
Species:
A. pileatus
Binomial name
Atlapetes pileatus
Wagler, 1831

The rufous-capped brushfinch (Atlapetes pileatus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.