Large-footed Finch

The large-footed finch is one of the heaviest in its diverse family. It is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs about 56 g (2.0 oz). It has a long tail and very large legs and feet but a disproportionately small slender bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black crown and a dark gray supercilium. Their face from the bill to just past the eye and down through the throat is black and the rest of their face and their nape are dark gray. Their upperparts and wing coverts are olive green. Their tail is blackish with thin olive green feather edges. Voice: The large-footed finch's song is described as "a languid medley of sweet whistles and chirps" likened to that of some wrens. Another description compares the song to that of the orange-billed nightingale-thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris), writing it as "short, rich, throaty whistles" and "rattles, trills and imitations of other birds". The species' call is "a high, soft psee or seet".