Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa Scientific name definitions

The Ochre-flanked Tapaculo is the sole member of the genus Eugralla; it occurs in thickets of Chusquea bamboo mainly in the understory of temperate forests of southern Chile and southwestern Argentina. Molecular work confirms that the Ochre-flanked Tapaculo is part of the group basal to the Scytalopus tapaculo radiation, along with the Ash-colored Tapaculo (Myornis senilis). Compared to Scytalopus, the Ochre-flanked Tapaculo is quite a bit larger; it also has a larger bill with a slight widening at the base that suggests the shape of a coot (Fulica sp.) bill, as well as an expanded shield. The Ochre-flanked Tapaculo lacks the barring of a typical Scytalopus tapaculo and has both bright yellow-orange legs and solid pale rufous flanks. The species seems to be expanding in Argentina thanks to its capacity to inhabit shrublands of the exotic sweet briar (Rosa sp.). In Chile, its populations probably declined due to deforestation, but are now stable. Its Chilean name is "Churrín de la Mocha" due to the high abundance of this species on Mocha Island.