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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
10/05/2024 07:28:43 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Chestnut-headed Flufftail*
Id (Atlas):
Sarothrura lugens
Description (6 )
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
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Other Names (World)
Chestnut-headed Flufftail, Long-toed Flufftail
Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)
Size
15 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Böhm, 1884)
Habitat
Dense, lush grass and other vegetation, in areas with shallow mud and water, including savanna in lowland forest, grassy marshes in savanna and along lake shores, rank grass and sedge along wet drainage lines in miombo woodland, open secondary growth, moist post-cultivation.
Angola, Cameroon, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Gabon, Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia.
Vagrant to Malawi.
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 (6)... )
Listen to XC699524
Chestnut-headed Flufftail (Sarothrura lugens ) [XC699524 ]
by Dries Van de Loock from Mutinondo Wilderness, Northern Province, Zambia (song)
Listen to XC699526
Chestnut-headed Flufftail (Sarothrura lugens ) [XC699526 ]
by Hans Matheve from Mutinondo Wilderness, Northern Province, Zambia (song)
Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged into Coturnicops .
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
lugens (Böhm, 1884) - Cameroon to Zaire, Rwanda and western Tanzania.
lynesi Grant, CHB & Mackworth-Praed, 1934 - Central Angola and Zambia.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Chestnut-headed Flufftail see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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