Pezopetes capitalis

This Large-footed Finch was definitely a bird we were looking for on our October Costa Rica trip since it is only found in the mountains of Costa Rica and a small part of Panama. We were fortunate to have plenty of opportunities to photograph them though getting a photo was a bit of a challenge. This is because we usually saw them hopping around on the ground amongst the brushy understory. They definitely spend a lot of time scratching around on the ground with those large feet. I didn’t really appreciate how large they were until I saw one standing on a sidewalk.

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