Madagascar Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis)

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1870)

Habitat
Grasslands in clearings and on the edges of undisturbed and degraded rain forests, dense cultivation, and large fern, thick grass and Philippia scrublands. Also common in marshes with long grass, reeds and sedges, and in rice paddy-fields. From sea-level - 2,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Madagascar.

Madagascar, mainly in east.

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

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (33)...)

Madagascar Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis) [XC623653]
by Peter Boesman from Bemanevika, Bealanana District, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar (song)

Madagascar Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis) [XC419029]
by Ken Behrens from Vohiparara trail, Ranomafana NP, Fianarantsoa Prov., Madagascar (song)

Nest
A woven ball of wide grass blades constructed on the ground in dense grass.

Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged into Coturnicops. Forms superspecies with Striped Flufftail (Sarothrura affinis).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Madagascar Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis) - 10 files

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