- Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
Identification
20 cm
- Brown back
- Olive brown underparts
- Spotted breast
- Black wings with buff wingbars
- Buff-streaked dark brown cap
- Dusky eyestripe
- Buff tufted cheek feathers
- Buff throat
- Long bright rufous tail
Sexes similar
Juvenile
- Lacks buff crown streaks
- Darker back and underparts
- Orange flanks
Distribution
Central America: Costa Rica and western half of Panama
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Pacific Tuftedcheek was formerly included in this species.
An additional subspecies panamensis is generally considered invalid[3].
Habitat
Wet mountain forests. In central Panama above 1200 m, in western Panama usually anove 1800 m. Utilizes canopy down to middle hight in forest. Likes the more open habitats including edges.
Behaviour
Breeding
The single white egg is laid in an old woodpecker nest. Incubation takes 29 days.
Diet
The diet includes insects, spiders, and small amphibians.
Vocalisation
Song: chu-chu-chrrr
Call: chip
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/
- Avibase
- Angehr, G.R. and R. Dean 2010. The birds of Panama - a field guide. A Zona Tropical Publication. ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7
- del Hoyo, J., J. V. Remsen, Jr., G. M. Kirwan, N. Collar, and P. F. D. Boesman (2022). Buffy Tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes lawrencii), version 1.1. 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.buftuf1.01.1
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Buffy Tuftedcheek. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buffy_Tuftedcheek
External Links
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