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title: "Grootpootstruikgors"
description: "Pezopetes capitalis — Vogels. The large-footed finch (Pezopetes capitalis) is a species of bird that despite its name is in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/large-footed-finch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grootpootstruikgors

> Pezopetes capitalis — Vogels. The  large-footed finch (Pezopetes capitalis)  is a species of bird that despite its name is in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows.

- Scientific name: *Pezopetes capitalis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 727
- Wikidata: [Q2614094](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2614094)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10440](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10440)

## Names

- en: Large-footed Finch
- de: Großfuß-Buschammer
- es: Saltón Patigrande
- fr: Tohi à grands pieds
- nl: Grootpootstruikgors
- pl: Wielkonóg

## Countries with the most observations

CR (642), PA (47)

## Summary

The  large-footed finch (Pezopetes capitalis)  is a species of bird that despite its name is 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/Large-footed_finch

## Photo

![Grootpootstruikgors](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/large-footed-finch/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Adney · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341200046

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/large-footed-finch?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).