Peg-billed finch (Acanthidops bairdi)

Wikipedia: Peg-billed finch Source: WIKIPEDIA Acanthidops_bairdii_-_Peg-billed_Finch_-_Poas_Volcano%2C_Costa_Rica_-_7-23-2012_-_Brad_Weinert_%287984324459%29.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Acanthidops (Acanthidops); Family Tanagers (Thraupidae)
General: The peg-billed finch, Acanthidops bairdi, is a passerine bird endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. 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. The scientific name commemorates the American ornithologist Spencer Fullerton Baird. [more]