Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens(Böhm, R, 1884)
English (US) Chestnut-headed Flufftail
The Chestnut-headed Flufftail (Sarothrura lugens) 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.
- Scientific name
- Sarothrura lugens
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-headed Flufftail
- Described by
- (Böhm, R, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sarothrura lugens lugens
- Sarothrura lugens lynesi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Crex lugeus
- Described by
- (Böhm, R, 1884)
- Type locality
- Ugalla Country, interior of Tanganyika Territory.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 32, no.165 p.176,244
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-winged Flufftail
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Slender-billed Flufftail
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