White-throated Cacholote

About the White-throated Cacholote

The white-throated cacholote (Pseudoseisura gutturalis) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Argentina. The white-throated cacholote's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World assign it two subspecies, the nominate P. g. gutturalis (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) and P. g. ochroleuca (Olrog, 1959). The Clements taxonomy does not recognize P. g. ochroleuca, treating the white-throated cacholote as monotypic.

This article follows the two-subspecies model. The white-throated cacholote is 22 to 23 cm (8.7 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 63 to 79 g (2.2 to 2.8 oz). It is one of the largest furnariids and has a small crest. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a white eyering and lores on an otherwise dark brownish gray face. Their crown and upperparts are also dark brownish gray. Their wings are mostly the same dark brownish gray, with slightly paler edges on the coverts and flight feathers. Their tail is dark fuscous gray with slightly paler edges to the feathers... Wikipedia →