White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra(Gray, JE, 1829)
English (US) White-spotted Flufftail
The White-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura pulchra) 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 pulchra
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-spotted Flufftail
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1829)
No guides listed yet for White-spotted Flufftail
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Sarothrura pulchra batesi
- Sarothrura pulchra centralis
- Sarothrura pulchra pulchra
- Sarothrura pulchra zenkeri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Crex Pulchra
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1829)
- Type locality
- No locality = Sierra Leone, ex Latham, Gen. Hist. Bds., 9, p. 379, no. 16.
- Original description
- The Animal Kingdom. Arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed 8 p.410,542
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Flufftails
Tsingy Forest Rail
Mentocrex beankaensis
Madagascar Forest Rail
Mentocrex kioloides
Chestnut Forest Rail
Rallicula rubra
White-striped Forest Rail
Rallicula leucospila
Forbes's Forest Rail
Rallicula forbesi
Mayr's Forest Rail
Rallicula mayri
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi
Striped Flufftail
Sarothrura affinis
Madagascar Flufftail
Sarothrura insularis
Looking for a different species?