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;[[: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]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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Riparian marshes; reeds, swamps, tall watergrasses. | Riparian marshes; reeds, swamps, tall watergrasses. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Call is ''ooouup-oooup''. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sarothrura+rufa}} | {{GSearch|Sarothrura+rufa}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sarothrura]] |
Revision as of 15:56, 15 February 2010
- Sarothrura rufa
Identification
16cm. Rufous head, back and lower breast. Black tail.
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
Call is ooouup-oooup.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-chested Flufftail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-chested_Flufftail
