Buff-spotted Flufftail - BirdForum Opus

Sarothrura elegans

Identification

15-17cm
Male

• Orange-chestnut head and neck
• Spotted body
  

Female

• Golden brown spotted back
• Barred belly.

Distribution

Locally in sub-Saharan Africa.
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique
Southern Africa: Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and eSwatini
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• S. e. reichenovi:

• Western Africa to Uganda and Angola

• S. e. elegans:

• Ethiopia to Somalia, eastern Kenya and south to South Africa

Habitat

Forest.

Behaviour

Breeding

Monogamous.

A dome shaped nest built from dead leaves and grass is placed on the ground. The 3-5 eggs are incubated for 15-16 days; the young fledge 19-21 days later.

Diet

The diet consists mostly of insects and spiders.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Animals.jrank

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-spotted Flufftail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-spotted_Flufftail

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