Buffy Tuftedcheek
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Buffy Tuftedcheek

Pseudocolaptes lawrencii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
496 Verified records at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy Tuftedcheek sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 496 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Ruddy Treerunner
LC

Ruddy Treerunner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Margarornis rubiginosus

20–30% · Possible
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
LC

Spot-crowned Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lepidocolaptes affinis

10–20% · With luck
Red-faced Spinetail
LC

Red-faced Spinetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cranioleuca erythrops

5–10% · With luck
Spotted Woodcreeper
LC

Spotted Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus erythropygius

5–10% · With luck
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
LC

Olivaceous Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sittasomus griseicapillus

5–10% · With luck
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
LC

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

5–10% · With luck
Spotted Barbtail
LC

Spotted Barbtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Premnoplex brunnescens

<5% · Rare
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
LC

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glyphorynchus spirurus

<5% · Rare
Brown-billed Scythebill
LC

Brown-billed Scythebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylorhamphus pusillus

<5% · Rare
Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
LC

Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Automolus ochrolaemus

<5% · Rare
Streak-breasted Treehunter
LC

Streak-breasted Treehunter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thripadectes rufobrunneus

<5% · Rare
Streaked Xenops

Streaked Xenops

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xenops rutilans

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
4 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Buffy Tuftedcheek in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy Tuftedcheek sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 496 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Buffy Tuftedcheek in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Buffy Tuftedcheek in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.

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