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The ochre-flanked tapaculo is 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long. Two males weighed 28.6 and 30.5 g (1.01 and 1.08 oz) and other specimens of unknown sex weighed 25.5 to 29 g (0.90 to 1.02 oz). The adults' upper parts are dark gray, the underparts as far as the abdomen paler gray, and the abdomen and vent are clay brown. The flanks are tawny brown The juvenile is barred throughout with cinnamon to rufous over dusky gray. Unusual for a tapaculo, it has a "Roman nose" facial profile. Voice: The ochre-flanked tapaculo's song is a short series of sharp "check" notes . The members of a pair keep in contact with a softer "kek" call .
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When to see the Ochre-flanked Tapaculo
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Ochre-flanked Tapaculo
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About the Ochre-flanked Tapaculo
The ochre-flanked tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in south-central Chile and adjacent western Argentina.
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Easily confused with
White-breasted TapaculoEleoscytalopus indigoticusThe white-breasted tapaculo is 11 cm (4.3 in) long.
Long-tailed TapaculoScytalopus micropterusThe long-tailed tapaculo is one of the larger species of genus Scytalopus, and, compared to other Scytalopus species, its tail is relatively long.
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