Pacific Tuftedcheek

Pseudocolaptes johnsoni

Least Concern

The Pacific Tuftedcheek is a tuftedcheek of humid montane forests in Ecuador and Colombia. It searches epiphytes and palm fronds, probing moss and bromeliads for insects. Fun fact: The family is named for the horneros, which build sturdy oven-shaped nests out of mud.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Pacific Tuftedcheek Range — Humid montane forests of Ecuador and Colombia

Population

≈ Not quantified

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