Buff-spotted flufftail
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, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Specimen at Nairobi National Museum
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Sarothruridae |
| Genus: | Sarothrura |
| Species: | S. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarothrura elegans (Smith, 1839) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coturnicops elegans | |
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
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