Large-footed Finch
Pezopetes capitalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusPezopetes
- SpeciesPezopetes capitalis (Large-footed Finch)
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
White-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes albinucha
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
Costa Rican Brushfinch
Arremon costaricensis
Yellow-thighed Finch
Atlapetes tibialis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Volcano Junco
Junco vulcani
Sooty-faced Finch
Arremon crassirostris
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Large-footed Finch in Chirripó National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Large-footed Finch sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 63 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Large-footed Finch in Chirripó National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Large-footed Finch in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.