Buff-spotted flufftail
Buff-spotted flufftail | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Sarothruridae |
Genus: | Sarothrura |
Species: | S. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Sarothrura elegans (Smith, 1839)
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Synonyms | |
Coturnicops elegans |
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Specimen at Nairobi National Museum
The buff-spotted flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sarothrura elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692219A93342389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692219A93342389.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links[]
- Image at ADW Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
- Sarothrura elegans at avibase.bsc-eoc.org
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Sarothrura
- Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Birds described in 1839
- Gruiformes stubs