Large Footed Finch

Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Panama, Chiriqui, May 2010

Bird name: Large Footed Finch
Latin: Pezopetes capitalis
Other: Pata Larga (Es)
Family: Emberizidae • New World Sparrows, Brush Finches
Range: Costa Rica, western Panama
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I think the above photo is a juvenile Large-footed Finch and the lowest photo is a blurry shot probably of an adult seen at the same time.

We saw these above Cerro Punta in the Chiriqui mountains - higher than 2000 metres.