Alternative name: Big-footed Sparrow
- Pezopetes capitalis
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
Immature
- Streaked, dark olive head
- Blackish scaling to upperparts
- Buff-olive underparts
Similar Species
The Costa Rican Brush Finch has a white throat and belly.
Distribution
Central Cordillera of Costa Rica and western Panama.
A common to fairly common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This species is monotypic.[1]
It's sometimes included in Atlapetes.
Habitat
Undergrowth of mountain forests.
Occurs at 1500m to 3350m, mostly above 3000m.
Behaviour
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 probably insects, spiders, berries and seeds. Forages on or near the ground.
Voice
A mix of whistles, warbles, chatter and mimicry.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Large-footed Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Large-footed_Finch
External Links
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