Buffy Tuftedcheek
Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusPseudocolaptes (Tuftedcheeks)
- SpeciesPseudocolaptes lawrencii (Buffy Tuftedcheek)
Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes affinis
Ruddy Treerunner
Margarornis rubiginosus
Red-faced Spinetail
Cranioleuca erythrops
Streak-breasted Treehunter
Thripadectes rufobrunneus
Lineated Foliage-gleaner
Syndactyla subalaris
Spotted Barbtail
Premnoplex brunnescens
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
Anabacerthia variegaticeps
Brown-billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus pusillus
Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner
Automolus exsertus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buffy Tuftedcheek in Volcán Barú National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Buffy Tuftedcheek sighting in Volcán Barú National Park, based on 235 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Buffy Tuftedcheek in Volcán Barú National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Buffy Tuftedcheek in Volcán Barú National Park in our monthly data.