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Sarothrura ayresi

[edit] Identification

14 cm. Chestnut head, black-barred chestnut tail and white wing-patches visible in flight.

[edit] Distribution

Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa

[edit] Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Short, dense marsh vegetation, shallowly flooded in the wet season and dominated by sedges, grasses and forbs.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes aquatic insects, seeds and vegetation.

The nest is a ball of woven sedge, plant stems and vegetation. 4-6 eggs are laid and incubated for 15-16 days.

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