- Pseudocolaptes johnsoni
Identification
- Upperside rufous
- Rear underside rufous
- Breast dark with large buffy spots, becoming narrow streaks on rear underside.
- Crown and much of head grey-brown with pale streaks
- May show a pale supercilium
- Tufts on the side of the neck constitute a conspicuous buffy area below the auriculars (the "tuftedcheek")
- Throat buffy
- Bill dark, legs pinkish grey
Similar species
Streaked Tuftedcheek is found near this species in Ecuador; notice the pure white color of the tufts on the side of the neck in that species.
Distribution
South America: Colombia and Ecuador on west side of the Andes
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species was formerly included in Buffy Tuftedcheek.
Habitat
Wet mountain forests where it utilizes canopy down to middle hight. Likes the more open habitats including edges. Elevation from 700-2000 m asl but more common in the middle 2/3 of that range.
Behaviour
Food presumably includes small animals such as insects and spiders. Food is captured by crawling along upper side of branches, and loves to investigate epiphytes and moss.
Vocalisation
A rattling trill at high and increasing pitch, ending in a down-slurred buzz (or two). Usually with a long interval between sounds, rarely repeated.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- del Hoyo, J., J. V. Remsen, Jr., G. M. Kirwan, N. Collar, and P. F. D. Boesman (2022). Pacific Tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes johnsoni), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and N. D. Sly, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.buftuf3.01
- Hilty, S.L. 2021. Birds of Colombia. Lynx and Birdlife International Field Guides, Lynx Editions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-16728-24-4
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pacific Tuftedcheek. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pacific_Tuftedcheek
External Links
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