- Pezopetes capitalis
Identification
L. 20 cm
Wt. 56 g.
- Slender bill
- Large, powerful feet and legs
- Slate grey head
- 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
Distribution
Costa Rica and western Panama.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Undergrowth of mountain forests.
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
Diet includes insects, spiders, berries and seeds.
Voice
A mix of whistles, warbles, chatter and mimicry.
