How do you identify a Costa Rican Brushfinch?

The Costa Rican brushfinch is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 40 to 49.5 g (1.4 to 1.7 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Costa Rican Brushfinch?

The Costa Rican Brushfinch is a small sized bird weighing about 42 g.

Where can you see a Costa Rican Brushfinch?

The Costa Rican Brushfinch occurs in 2 countries, including Costa Rica and Panama.

What birds look similar to a Costa Rican Brushfinch?

The Costa Rican Brushfinch is most easily confused with the White-browed Brushfinch, the Half-collared Sparrow and the Olive Finch.

Is the Costa Rican Brushfinch endangered?

The Costa Rican Brushfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Costa Rican Brushfinch

Arremon costaricensis

New World Sparrows · Passeriformes · Rare

The Costa Rican Brushfinch (Arremon costaricensis) is a rare new world sparrow found in 2 countries, weighing about 42 g. The Costa Rican brushfinch is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows.

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Costa Rican Brushfinch (Arremon costaricensis), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Roger A. Morales-Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Costa Rican Brushfinch

The Costa Rican brushfinch is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

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How to identify it

The Costa Rican brushfinch is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 40 to 49.5 g (1.4 to 1.7 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black crown with a gray stripe in the middle and a gray supercilium that extends to the nape and continues down behind the ear coverts. The rest of their face is black. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-green. Their throat is white with a narrow gray band below it. The center of their breast and belly is white, their sides and flanks gray, and their vent and undertail coverts olive-tinged. Voice: The Costa Rican brushfinch's song is "high-pitched and thin, a relatively simple series of 1–3 alternated, distinct high-pitched phrases interspersed with silent periods". Its call is "sharp and metallic".

Where it lives

Costa Rica Panama

When to see it

The Costa Rican Brushfinch can be seen all year round, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Costa Rican Brushfinch?: The Costa Rican brushfinch is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 40 to 49.5 g (1.4 to 1.7 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Costa Rican Brushfinch?: The Costa Rican Brushfinch is a small sized bird weighing about 42 g.
Where can you see a Costa Rican Brushfinch?: The Costa Rican Brushfinch occurs in 2 countries, including Costa Rica and Panama.
What birds look similar to a Costa Rican Brushfinch?: The Costa Rican Brushfinch is most easily confused with the White-browed Brushfinch, the Half-collared Sparrow and the Olive Finch.
Is the Costa Rican Brushfinch endangered?: The Costa Rican Brushfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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