Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Red-chested Flufftail
The Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa) 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 rufa
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-chested Flufftail
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Sarothrura rufa bonapartii
- Sarothrura rufa elizabethae
- Sarothrura rufa rufa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallus rufus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- Africa.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 28 p.564
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Mayr's Forest Rail
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Buff-spotted Flufftail
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Chestnut-headed Flufftail
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Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi
Striped Flufftail
Sarothrura affinis
Madagascar Flufftail
Sarothrura insularis
White-winged Flufftail
Sarothrura ayresi
Slender-billed Flufftail
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