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Female
Photo by Birdingcraft
Poas Volcano, Costa Rica, March 2012

Acanthidops bairdii

Identification

13.5 cm

Long upturned bill
- black upper mandible
- yellow lower mandible

Male

Slate grey, paler on the belly

Female

Olive-brown upperparts; lighter underparts
Grey tinge on head and upper back
Cinnamon wing bars and buff supercilium

Young birds: similar to the female, but have paler plumage and weaker wing bars ==Distribution==This is a monotypic species^[1]. Central America: found on high volcanic peaks of Costa Rica and western Panama.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Mountain rainforests, bamboo clumps, and bushy pastures.

Behaviour

Breeding

The cup-shaped nest is built by the female. She incubates the 4 eggs for 12-14 days.

Diet

Diet includes insects and spiders, bamboo and grass seeds, nectar and berry juice.

References

Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Peg-billed Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Peg-billed_Finch

External Links

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+[[Image:Peg-billed Finch bird forum.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Birdingcraft|Birdingcraft}}<br />Poas Volcano, [[Costa Rica]], March 2012]]
 ;[[:Category:Acanthidops|Acanthidops ]] bairdii
 ==Identification==
-.5 cm long and weighing 16 g. Long upturned bill, black upper mandible and yellow lower mandible. The adult male is slate grey, becoming paler on the belly. The female is olive-brown above, becoming paler belo, grey tinge to the head and upper back, cinnamon wing bars and buff supercilia. Young birds are similar to the female, but have paler plumage and weaker wing bars.
+.5 cm
+*Long upturned bill
-==Distribution==
+**black upper mandible
-[[Costa Rica]] and extreme western [[Panama]].
+**yellow lower mandible<br />
+'''Male'''
+*Slate grey, paler on the belly<br />
+'''Female'''
+*Olive-brown upperparts; lighter underparts
+*Grey tinge on head and upper back
+*Cinnamon wing bars and buff [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]<br />
+'''Young birds''': similar to the female, but have paler plumage and weaker wing bars
+==Distribution==This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
+[[Central America]]: found on high volcanic peaks of [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-Despite its name, it is not a true finch, but now recognized as a member of the tanager family (Thraupidae), after being long placed in the Emberizidae. It is the only member of the genus Acanthidops.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-Mountain forests, bamboo clumps, and bushy pastures.
+Mountain rainforests, bamboo clumps, and bushy pastures.
 ==Behaviour==
-The female builds the nest, which is a cup of plant material.  4 eggs are laid which she incubates for 12-14 days to hatching.
+====Breeding====
+The cup-shaped nest is built by the female. She incubates the 4 eggs for 12-14 days.
-Diet includes insects and spiders, grass and bamboo seeds, nectar from flowers and juice from berries.
+====Diet====
+Diet includes insects and spiders, bamboo and grass seeds, nectar and berry juice.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Acanthidops+bairdii}}
 [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Acanthidops]]