OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Pezopetes ("foot flyer") capitalis ("of the head")
Large-footed Finch (Pezopetes capitalis) at San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 56g / Length: 20cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Despite the name it is actually a member of the New World Sparrows in it's own unique genus Pezopetes. An endemic of the Talamancan Montane Ecozone it is found over 2150m where it uses a unique feeding method where it kicks leaf litter away with it's large powerful feet to exposure invertibrates underneath.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Pezopetes
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
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Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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