Pseudoseisura lophotes
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The brown cacholote (Pseudoseisura lophotes) is a medium-sized bird of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It was described by Ludwig Reichenbach in 1853, with its subspecies, argentina, described in 1960 by Kenneth Carroll Parkes. It is nonmigratory, and is found in the forests and parks of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Unlike many other birds, the brown cacholote builds large, pitcher-like nests year-round, each weighing many times more than the bird itself. Breeding begins in mid-November, with both parents sharing the responsibility for taking care of the nest equally. Incubation takes 17–20 days, and nestlings fledge at 19 days. They are omnivorous, primarily eating various arthropods, along with the eggs of other birds, fruits, and grain. The causes of death in adults is not well researched; however, nestlings are subject to parasitism from various insects. Egg success rate is 59%. They are a least-concern species.
The brown cacholote was first described as Homorus lophotes by Ludwig Reichenbach in 1853 in his book Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie. It was later moved into the genus Pseudoseisura by Miguel Lillo in 1902. The... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Cacholote sighting in Mendoza on a given day, based on 155 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 69 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Cacholote in Mendoza on a given day, against about 30% in January, April and October, the lowest months. That is one of Mendoza's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 10 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Cacholote sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Brown Cacholote sightings, Mendoza ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Cordoba (Argentina, about 70%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Cacholote that you can see in Mendoza (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 90%) and Stripe-crowned Spinetail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Cacholote is recorded against all the birds logged in Mendoza (155 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
