Streaky-breasted Flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi)

Other Names (World)
Streaky-breasted Flufftail, Boehm's Flufftail

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Reichenow, 1900

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Vagrant to Guinea, Mali, Nigeria.

Unknown to Mozambique.

Imperfectly known. Scattered localities from Nigeria and Cameroon east to Kenya, and south through north-eastern Zaire to eastern Angola and northern South Africa.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Streaky-breasted Flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi) [XC625568]
by Derek Solomon from Moretele Local Municipality (near Haakdoornbult), Bojanala, North West, South Africa (call)

Streaky-breasted Flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi) [XC633247]
by Dries Van de Loock from Zaagkuildrift road to Kgomo-Kgomo, Gauteng, South Africa (song)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged into Coturnicops. Proposed subspecies danei known only from type specimen taken at sea.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Streaky-breasted Flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi) - 2 files

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