Yellow-thighed Finch

This is a common bird in wet mountain forests, second growth, bamboo clumps, scrubby pasture and bushy clearings from 1700 m altitude to the timberline. When not breeding, it can descend to 1200 m on the Caribbean slopes.

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The Yellow-thighed Finch is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Yellow-thighed Finch, Pselliophorus tibialis, is a passerine bird which is endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Despite its name, it is not a true finch, but rather a member of the large Emberizidae family, which also includes buntings, American sparrows, juncos and towhees. This is a common bird in wet mountain forests, second growth, bamboo clumps, scrubby pasture and bushy clearings from 1700 m altitude to the timberline. More

Yellow-thighed Finch - Pselliophorus tibialis Yellow-thighed Finch Pselliophorus tibialis Bosque de Paz, Alajuela province, Costa Rica. A common bird in a limited range in the cloudforests of Costa Rica and Panama. (S5) Large-footed Finch - Pezopetes capitalis Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis Trogon Lodge, San Jos More

Yellow-thighed Finch Pselliophorus tibialis = Described by: Lawrence (1864) Alternate common name(s): Yellow-thighed Sparrow Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Savegre Lodge, Costa Rica - Nov 20, 2004 More

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Results for: yellow-thighed finchTranslations 1 - 30 of 526 English English Finnish Finnish yellow-thighed finch keltahoususirkku, Pselliophorus tibialis yellow-bridled finch keltakulmasirkku, Melanodera xanthogramma yellow-green finch panamanhoususirkku, Pselliophorus luteoviridis raimondi’s yellow finch perunsitruunasirkkunen, Sicalis raimondii puna yellow finch punansirkkunen, Sicalis lutea patagonian yellow finch patagoniansirkkunen, Sicalis lebruni greenish yellow More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Emberizidae
Genus : Pselliophorus
Species : tibialis
Authority : (Lawrence, 1864)