Yellow-thighed Brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis)

About Yellow-thighed Brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Perching Birds
• Family: New World Sparrows

The yellow-thighed brushfinch is a passerine bird which is endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Despite its name, it is not a true finch, but rather a member of the family Passerellidae, which also includes American sparrows, juncos and towhees.