Red-chested Flufftail - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo © by talon_dfa
Makali, Sierra Leone

Sarothrura rufa

Identification

16cm. Rufous head, back and lower breast. Black tail.

Distribution

Locally in sub-Saharan Africa

Female
Photo © by talon_dfa
Makali, Sierra Leone

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• S. r. bonapartii - Sierra Leone to Gabon and Congo
• S. r. elizabethae - C African Rep. to ne Zaire, Ethiopia, Uganda and w Kenya
• S. r. rufa - Central Kenya to s Zaire, Angola and South Africa

Habitat

Riparian marshes; reeds, swamps, tall watergrasses.

Behaviour

Call is ooouup-oooup.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-chested Flufftail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-chested_Flufftail

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