Photo: Bart van Dorp from Recife, Brazil / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Caatinga Cacholote
Pseudoseisura cristata
Caatinga Cacholote (Pseudoseisura cristata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Caatinga Cacholote (Pseudoseisura cristata) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 53.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Pseudoseisura
- Species cristata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 53.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Caatinga Cacholote is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Caatinga Cacholote is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Caatinga Cacholote (Pseudoseisura cristata) is a member of the Furnariidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Brazil.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 53.6 g, with a wing length of about 10.5 cm and a tail of around 10.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 909,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Caatinga Cacholote?
The Caatinga Cacholote is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 53.6 g.
Where does the Caatinga Cacholote live?
The Caatinga Cacholote is found across South America with a range covering SA e Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Caatinga Cacholote belong to?
The Caatinga Cacholote (Pseudoseisura cristata) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Caatinga Cacholote eat?
The Caatinga Cacholote is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Caatinga Cacholote migrate?
The Caatinga Cacholote is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Caatinga Cacholote endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Caatinga Cacholote make?
1 real field recording of the Caatinga Cacholote — including its duet — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Caatinga Cacholote's range?
The Caatinga Cacholote has a mapped global range of about 909,000 km².
Conservation
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