Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Brown Cachalote (Pseudoseisura lophotes) - HBW 8, p. 323

French: Cacholote brun German: Dunkelbrauner Cachalote Spanish: Cacholote Castaño

Taxonomy: Homorus lophotes Reichenbach, 1853, Guanacos, 700 m, c. 32 km ESE of Cabezas, Cordillera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Genus has no obvious close relatives within the family. Plumage similarities suggest that this species is most closely related to P. unirufa and P. cristata. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • lophotes (Reichenbach, 1853) - S Bolivia (S Santa Cruz, E Tarija) and W Paraguay.
  • argentina Parkes, 1960 - N & C Argentina (Catamarca, Santiago del Estero and Corrientes S to Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires), extreme SE Brazil (W Rio Grande do Sul) and Uruguay.