Madagascar Flufftail
Sarothrura insularis(Sharpe, RB, 1870)
English (US) Madagascar Flufftail
The Madagascar Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sarothruridae (Flufftails) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: humid forest of eastern and northwestern MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sarothrura insularis
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Madagascar Flufftail
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1870)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Corethrura insularis
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1870)
- Type locality
- Nossivola, Madagascar.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.2 p.400
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Streaky-breasted Flufftail
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White-winged Flufftail
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Slender-billed Flufftail
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