---
title: "Yellow-thighed Brushfinch"
description: "Atlapetes tibialis — Vögel. The yellow-thighed brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis) is a passerine bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/yellow-thighed-brushfinch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-thighed Brushfinch

> Atlapetes tibialis — Vögel. The yellow-thighed brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis) is a passerine bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows.

- Scientific name: *Atlapetes tibialis*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 785
- iNaturalist taxon: [979617](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979617)

## Names

- en: Yellow-thighed Brushfinch
- es: Saltón de Muslos Amarillos
- fr: Tohi à cuisses jaunes

## Countries with the most observations

CR (645), PA (98)

## Summary

The yellow-thighed brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis) is a passerine bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-thighed_brushfinch

## Photo

![Yellow-thighed Brushfinch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-thighed-brushfinch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103561772

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-thighed-brushfinch?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).