How big is a Buff-spotted Flufftail?

The Buff-spotted Flufftail is a small sized bird weighing about 46 g.

Where can you see a Buff-spotted Flufftail?

The Buff-spotted Flufftail occurs in 17 countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya and Eswatini.

What birds look similar to a Buff-spotted Flufftail?

The Buff-spotted Flufftail is most easily confused with the White-spotted Flufftail, the Madagascar Flufftail and the Red-chested Flufftail.

Is the Buff-spotted Flufftail endangered?

The Buff-spotted Flufftail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Buff-spotted Flufftail

Sarothrura elegans

Flufftails · Gruiformes · Rare

The Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) is a rare flufftail found in 17 countries, weighing about 46 g. The buff-spotted flufftail is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebrateswetlanddome nest46 g

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), photo 1 — Photo: Henry de Lange · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), photo 2 — Photo: Henry de Lange · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), photo 3 — Photo: Henry de Lange · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), photo 4 — Photo: Andrew Smith · Public domain

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Sunčana Bradley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), photo 10 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Buff-spotted Flufftail

The buff-spotted flufftail is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in forested areas of 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.

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Where it lives

South Africa Zimbabwe Uganda Kenya Eswatini Tanzania Cameroon Zambia Mozambique Congo - Kinshasa Côte d’Ivoire Gabon Central African Republic Malawi

Recorded as a rare visitor in Angola, Congo - Brazzaville, Rwanda.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in December. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Buff-spotted Flufftail look like?: The buff-spotted flufftail is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae.
How big is a Buff-spotted Flufftail?: The Buff-spotted Flufftail is a small sized bird weighing about 46 g.
Where can you see a Buff-spotted Flufftail?: The Buff-spotted Flufftail occurs in 17 countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya and Eswatini.
What birds look similar to a Buff-spotted Flufftail?: The Buff-spotted Flufftail is most easily confused with the White-spotted Flufftail, the Madagascar Flufftail and the Red-chested Flufftail.
Is the Buff-spotted Flufftail endangered?: The Buff-spotted Flufftail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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