Cacholote
The cacholotes are four species of relatively large, heavy-billed Furnariids in the genus Pseudoseisura. They are found in shrubby habitats in the South American countries of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. They are essentially brown, and all are crested to some extent.
Species
The allopatric Caatinga and gray-crested cacholotes were formerly considered conspecific under the name rufous cacholote.Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
Pseudoseisura cristata | Caatinga cacholote | Caatinga in north-eastern Brazil. | |
Pseudoseisura unirufa | Grey-crested cacholote | Pantanal-region in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia | |
Pseudoseisura lophotes | Brown cacholote | northern Argentina, western Paraguay and Uruguay; also in southeastern Bolivia and Rio Grande do Sul | |
Pseudoseisura gutturalis | White-throated cacholote | Argentina. |
- †Pseudoseisura cursor