#brushfinch

[herpsandbirds]

Yellow-thighed Brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis), family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, Costa Rica

photograph by Carlos Bolaño

[melodeelaine]

Yellow-thighed Brushfinch - Costa Rica

[spinus-pinus]

Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops

5/23/2024 Risaralda, Colombia

Ryan Shaw via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC

[best-bird-tournament]

New World sparrow (Passerellidae) family - round 1, section 2

Which is the best bird?

Henslow's sparrow

LeConte's sparrow

Chestnut-capped brushfinch

White-throated sparrow

Bell's sparrow

Saffron-billed sparrow

Fox sparrow

Lark sparrow

Lark bunting

American tree sparrow

Dark-eyed junco

Voting ended onNov 29, 2025

[birdstudies]

January 4, 2026 - Santa Marta Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanocephalus) Found in a small range in northern Colombia, these brushfinches live in shrubby habitats in and around mountain forests and cultivated areas. Foraging on or near the ground in pairs or flocks, often with other species, they are thought to eat insects, seeds, and small fruit, though the details of their diet are not known. They build bulky cup-shaped nests from bark strips, blades of grass, bamboo leaves, and other plant materials hidden in dense vegetation. Females lay clutches of two eggs.

[keeskiwi]

Vilcabamba brushfinch :)

[herpsandbirds]

Yellow-thighed Brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis), EAT A TASTY MOFF!!!, family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, Costa Rica

photograph by Michele McCormick

[herpsandbirds]

Chestnut-capped Brushfinch (Arremon brunneinucha), family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, Colombia

They are actually in the New World Sparrow family, and are not true finches.

photograph by Ash van der Lay