The Pacific tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes johnsoni) is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

The sexes' plumages are alike but the female has a significantly longer bill than the male.

The species' most distinctive feature is its namesake pale tawny tuft of feathers that flare on the side of the neck.

[7][8][9] The Pacific tuftedcheek has several disjunct populations between Antioquia and Chocó departments in Colombia and El Oro Province in southern Ecuador.

It forages singly or in pairs and frequently joins mixed species feeding flocks.

[7][8][9] The Pacific tuftedcheek's breeding season has not been defined but includes at least April to June.

It calls throughout the year, usually in the morning while foraging, a "loud, metallic, staccato peek!

The song is assumed to have a territorial function while the "peek" call is thought to be for keeping contact with a mate.