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;[[:Category:Sarothrura|Sarothrura]] lugens | ;[[:Category:Sarothrura|Sarothrura]] lugens | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Locally in central [[Africa]] | + | Locally in central [[Africa]]<br /> |
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[DRC]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | *''S. l. lugens'' | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| − | *''S. l. lynesi'' | + | *''S. l. lugens'': |
| + | :*[[Cameroon]] to [[Zaire]] and western [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *''S. l. lynesi'': | ||
| + | :*[[Angola]] to [[Zambia]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
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| + | An additional subspecies ''modesta'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Swamps. | + | Swamps, dense vegetation, marshes. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | == | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | The diet includes seeds and insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #BirdLife International | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sarothrura+lugens}} | {{GSearch|Sarothrura+lugens}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Sarothrura]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Sarothrura]] | ||
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- Sarothrura lugens
Identification
Distribution
Locally in central Africa
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- S. l. lugens:
- S. l. lynesi:
An additional subspecies modesta is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Swamps, dense vegetation, marshes.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds and insects.
References
- 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.
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-headed Flufftail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-headed_Flufftail
