Black-thighed grosbeak
Black-thighed grosbeak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cardinalidae |
Genus: | Pheucticus |
Species: | P. tibialis
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Binomial name | |
Pheucticus tibialis Lawrence, 1867
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The black-thighed grosbeak (Pheucticus tibialis) is a large seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae, which is endemic to the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.
This species breeds from about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude (
The adult black-thighed grosbeak is 20 cm (7.9 in) long, weighs 70 g (2.5 oz), and has a massive grey bill. The male has a yellow head, rump and underparts, an olive-edged black back, and black wings, thighs and tail. There is a white patch on the flight feathers. The female is paler with more olive on the back and a smaller white wing patch. Immatures are duller and more olive-tinged, and have streaking and mottling on the body plumage.
The black-thighed grosbeak forages in shrubs or trees for insects, seeds and berries. The call is a sharp pink, and the song is a musical stream of warbles, whistles, trills and slurs.
References
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Stiles, F. Gary; Skutch, Alexander F. (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica. Comstock Publishing Associates. ISBN 0-8014-9600-4.
External links
- "Black-thighed grosbeak media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Black-thighed grosbeak photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Black-thighed grosbeak species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
- Interactive range map of Pheucticus tibialis at IUCN Red List maps