About the Grey-crested Cacholote
The grey-crested cacholote is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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The grey-crested cacholote is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 42 to 57 g (1.5 to 2.0 oz). It is a large, crested, furnariid. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults are mostly bright reddish-rufous that is somewhat paler on their underparts. Their crest varies from entirely rufous to almost entirely grayish. The center of their throat has an orange tinge. Their flight feathers have fuscous tips and the ends of the tail feathers lack barbs. Their iris is yellow to buff-yellow, their bill blue-gray to gray with a paler mandible, and their legs and feet olive to greenish gray. Voice: The grey-crested cacholote usually sings in duet, "sustained, loud, accelerating, slightly descending 'chew' notes mixed with chattering and rattles, finishing with combined cackling". The species' call is "a single 'chuk' ".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Caatinga CacholotePseudoseisura cristataThe Caatinga cacholote is 25 to 26 cm (9.8 to 10 in) long.
White-throated CacholotePseudoseisura gutturalisThe white-throated cacholote is 22 to 23 cm (8.7 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 63 to 79 g (2.2 to 2.8 oz).
Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotesThe brown cacholote ranges from 24 to 26 cm (9.4 to 10 in) in length and weighs 63 to 79 g (2.2 to 2.8 oz), making it one of the largest furnariids.
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