Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The buffy tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes lawrencii) or Lawrence's tuftedcheek, is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The buffy tuftedcheek and the Pacific tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes johnsoni) were previously considered subspecies of the streaked tuftedcheek (P. boissonneautii). The buffy tuftedcheek was then separated with the Pacific as a subspecies of it. Though some authors in the early twentieth century treated the Pacific as a species, major taxonomic systems did not begin treating the buffy and Pacific tuftedcheeks as separate species until the mid-2010s. The American Ornithological Society and the Clements taxonomy were the last; they implemented the split in 2022.
The buffy tuftedcheek's alternative English name and it specific epithet commemorate the American amateur ornithologist George Newbold Lawrence. The buffy tuftedcheek is monotypic. The buffy tuftedcheek is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs about 35 to 50 g (1.2 to 1.8 oz). The sexes' plumages are alike but the female has a significantly longer bill than the male. The species... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy Tuftedcheek sighting in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 922 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 252 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July–August and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy Tuftedcheek in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September and December–June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buffy Tuftedcheek sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Buffy Tuftedcheek sightings, Los Quetzales National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Buffy Tuftedcheek that you can see in Los Quetzales National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Ruddy Treerunner (about 40%) and Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buffy Tuftedcheek is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Quetzales National Park (922 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
