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Sarothrura rufa

Identification

16cm. Rufous head, back and lower breast. Black tail. Call is ooouup-oooup.

Distribution

Locally in sub-Saharan Africa

Taxonomy

Subspecies

  • 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

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