(Clearer image) |
(Imp sizes. Some extra info. References updated) |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
[[Image:P1110843 edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Photo by {{user|Francisco+Piedrahita|Francisco Piedrahita}} <br />Reserva Rio Blanco, Manizales, [[Colombia]], March 2013]] | [[Image:P1110843 edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Photo by {{user|Francisco+Piedrahita|Francisco Piedrahita}} <br />Reserva Rio Blanco, Manizales, [[Colombia]], March 2013]] | ||
| − | 20-22 cm<br /> | + | 20-22 cm (7¾-8¾ in)<br /> |
*Rufous tail | *Rufous tail | ||
| − | * | + | *Brown back with dark streaks |
*Dark brown cap with buff streaks | *Dark brown cap with buff streaks | ||
*Paler eyestripe | *Paler eyestripe | ||
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their diet consists of insects, spiders and small amphibians like frogs. It forages in flocks (sometimes singly or in pairs) amongst mosses, vines, and bromeliads. | Their diet consists of insects, spiders and small amphibians like frogs. It forages in flocks (sometimes singly or in pairs) amongst mosses, vines, and bromeliads. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They are thought to be [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]]. They utilise old woodpecker holes in dead tree trunks. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Click on photo for larger image | Click on photo for larger image | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | Image:Streaked_Tuftedcheek.jpg|<br />Photo by{{user|pbono|Peter R. Bono}} <br />along Manu Road, below Pillahuata Camp (approx. 2500m), [[Peru]], July 2008 | + | Image:Streaked_Tuftedcheek.jpg|<br />Photo by {{user|pbono|Peter R. Bono}} <br />along Manu Road, below Pillahuata Camp (approx. 2500m), [[Peru]], July 2008 |
<!--Editors: photo 'gallieried as it does not appear in the Gallery--> | <!--Editors: photo 'gallieried as it does not appear in the Gallery--> | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) | ||
#cyclopaedia | #cyclopaedia | ||
Revision as of 22:41, 22 June 2017
- Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
Identification
20-22 cm (7¾-8¾ in)
- Rufous tail
- Brown back with dark streaks
- Dark brown cap with buff streaks
- Paler eyestripe
- Buff-white feather tufts on cheek
- White throat
- Olive brown underparts
- Diffuse spotting on the breast
Sexes are similar.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
Taxonomy
It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Buffy Tuftedcheek, P. lawrencii.
Subspecies
There are 10 subspecies[1]:
- P. b. boissonneautii: Andes of Colombia and northern Ecuador
- P. b. striaticeps: Coastal cordillera of northern Venezuela
- P. b. meridae: Andes of western Venezuela (Táchira, Mérida and Trujillo)
- P. b. oberholseri: Southern Colombia
- P. b. orientalis: Andes of southern Ecuador
- P. b. intermedianus: Western Andes of Peru (Piura)
- P. b. pallidus: Andes of north-western Peru (Cajamarca)
- P. b. medianus: Andes of northern Peru (Cajamarca to La Libertad)
- P. b. auritus: Andes of central Peru (Huánuco, Cuzco and Puno)
- P. b. carabayae: Andes of south-eastern Peru (Puno) and western Bolivia
Habitat
Cloud Forest. From 1450–3200 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects, spiders and small amphibians like frogs. It forages in flocks (sometimes singly or in pairs) amongst mosses, vines, and bromeliads.
Breeding
They are thought to be monogamous. They utilise old woodpecker holes in dead tree trunks.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo by Peter R. Bono
along Manu Road, below Pillahuata Camp (approx. 2500m), Peru, July 2008
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
- cyclopaedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Streaked Tuftedcheek. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Streaked_Tuftedcheek
