Pacific Tuftedcheek
Pseudocolaptes johnsoni
The Pacific Tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes johnsoni) is a rare ovenbirds and woodcreeper found in 2 countries, weighing about 50 g. The Pacific tuftedcheek is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
About the Pacific Tuftedcheek
The Pacific tuftedcheek is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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How to identify it
The Pacific tuftedcheek is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs about 58 g (2.0 oz). It is a rather large and strongly patterned ovenbird. The sexes' plumages are alike but the female has a significantly longer bill than the male. The species' most distinctive feature is its namesake pale tawny tuft of feathers that flare on the side of the neck. Adults have a buff-whitish supercilium and blackish brown lores and ear coverts. Their crown is blackish brown with many thin buff streaks, their hindcrown similar with wider streaks, and the rest of their back rufous and unstreaked. Voice: The Pacific tuftedcheek sings mainly in the breeding season, a "high-pitched trilled series of notes slowing into stuttering and ending with a characteristic high-pitched downslurred sibilant note...chi'ch't't't't'e'e'bzzzuuu". It usually sings the phrase one time but occasionally repeats it several times.
What the Pacific Tuftedcheek sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Pacific Tuftedcheek can be seen all year round, with peak activity in January. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Pacific Tuftedcheek?
- The Pacific tuftedcheek is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs about 58 g (2.0 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Pacific Tuftedcheek?
- The Pacific Tuftedcheek is a small sized bird weighing about 50 g.
- Where can you see a Pacific Tuftedcheek?
- The Pacific Tuftedcheek occurs in 2 countries, including Colombia and Ecuador.
- What does a Pacific Tuftedcheek sound like?
- You can listen to a field recording of the Pacific Tuftedcheek on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Pacific Tuftedcheek?
- The Pacific Tuftedcheek is most easily confused with the Buffy Tuftedcheek and the Streaked Tuftedcheek.
- Is the Pacific Tuftedcheek endangered?
- The Pacific Tuftedcheek is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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