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| + | [[Image:White-spotted_Flufftail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo © by {{user|talon_dfa|talon_dfa}}<br />Makali, [[Sierra Leone]]<!--EDITORS: this image is from thread https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=77160 wrongly named White-spotted Fluff-tail-->]] | ||
;[[:Category:Sarothrura|Sarothrura]] rufa | ;[[:Category:Sarothrura|Sarothrura]] rufa | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 16cm. Rufous head, back and lower breast. Black tail. | + | 16cm. Rufous head, back and lower breast. Black tail. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Locally in sub-Saharan [[Africa]] | Locally in sub-Saharan [[Africa]] | ||
| + | [[Image:White-spotted Pygmy Rail fem.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|talon_dfa|talon_dfa}}<br />Makali, [[Sierra Leone]]<!--EDITORS: this image is from thread https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=77160 wrongly named White-spotted Fluff-tail-->]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''S. r. bonapartii'' - Sierra Leone to Gabon and Congo | *''S. r. bonapartii'' - Sierra Leone to Gabon and Congo | ||
*''S. r. elizabethae'' - C African Rep. to ne Zaire, Ethiopia, Uganda and w Kenya | *''S. r. elizabethae'' - C African Rep. to ne Zaire, Ethiopia, Uganda and w Kenya | ||
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Riparian marshes; reeds, swamps, tall watergrasses. | Riparian marshes; reeds, swamps, tall watergrasses. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Call is ''ooouup-oooup''. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sarothrura+rufa}} | {{GSearch|Sarothrura+rufa}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 23 June 2019
- Sarothrura rufa
Identification
16cm. Rufous head, back and lower breast. Black tail.
Distribution
Locally in sub-Saharan Africa
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- S. r. bonapartii - Sierra Leone to Gabon and Congo
- S. r. elizabethae - C African Rep. to ne Zaire, Ethiopia, Uganda and w Kenya
- S. r. rufa - Central Kenya to s Zaire, Angola and South Africa
Habitat
Riparian marshes; reeds, swamps, tall watergrasses.
Behaviour
Call is ooouup-oooup.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-chested Flufftail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-chested_Flufftail
