Ochre-flanked Tapaculo

Description: Head, dorsal, dark gray; wings and tail gray-brown; ventral gray slightly lighter; subcaudal rufous, very extensive; whitish eyebrow, not always noticeable; thick, pointed bill (not as thin as Scytalopus) and yellow legs.

Geographical Distribution: Chile and Argentina.

Habitat: Dense vegetation in forests.

Behavior: Very secretive.

Originally known in Chile, it has probably been under-observed in Argentina until recent years or has had an expansion that is not yet understood. A bird with few records still in Argentina, very secretive, shy, and solitary, but it can be heard from a distance. Its movements through the thick brush are quick and agile.

Authors of this description: Jorge La Grotteria