- 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.
