From Opus
- Pezopetes capitalis
[edit] Identification
Length 20 cm., Weight 56gm.
- Slender bill
- Large, powerful feet and legs
- Slate grey head with black crown stripes
- Black on throat, forehead and crown sides
- Dark olive upperparts
- Black wings and tail with olive fringes
- Bright olive underparts
- Brown tint to flanks and lower belly
[edit] Immature
- Streaked, dark olive head
- Blackish scaling to upperparts
- Buff-olive underparts
[edit] Similar Species
The Costa Rican Brush Finch has a white throat and belly.
[edit] Distribution
Central Cordillera of Costa Rica and western Panama. Endemic.
[edit] Taxonomy
This species is monotypic.[1]
[edit] Habitat
Undergrowth of mountain forests.
[edit] Behaviour
[edit] Breeding
- Breeding: The female builds a cup shaped nest of plant material and 1-2 brown marked white or blue-white eggs are laid; incubation is done by the female for 12-14 days.
- Diet: Includes insects, spiders, berries and seeds.
- Voice: A mix of whistles, warbles, chatter and mimicry.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
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