Black-eared Hemispingus

Sphenopsis melanotis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Sphenopsis
eBird Code
bkehem2

Subspecies (3)

  • Sphenopsis melanotis berlepschi

    east slope of the Andes of northern and central Peru (from south of the Marañón to the Urubamba Valley in Cusco)

  • Sphenopsis melanotis castaneicollis

    east slope of Andes of southeastern Peru (southeastern Cusco and Puno) and Bolivia (southward to western Santa Cruz)

  • Sphenopsis melanotis melanotis

    southern Venezuelan Andes, Andes of Colombia, and east slope of the Andes of Ecuador and northernmost Peru

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.