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Red-chested Flufftail

Sarothrura rufa

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesWetlandDomed nestSmall · 38 g
Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), photo 1
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), photo 2
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), photo 3
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), photo 4
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), photo 5
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), photo 6
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), photo 7
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), photo 8
Photo: Karen Eichholz · CC BY 4.0
Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), photo 9
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), photo 10
Photo: Valentin Moser · CC BY 4.0

About the Red-chested Flufftail

The red-chested flufftail is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa from Liberia to Ethiopia and south to South Africa.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
South Africa Zimbabwe Uganda Zambia Kenya Rwanda Malawi Mozambique Eswatini Botswana Tanzania Cameroon Angola Nigeria Gabon Guinea Namibia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Sierra Leone, Congo - Kinshasa.

When to see it

Peak activity in December · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

White-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura pulchra) White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraThe white-spotted flufftail is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansThe buff-spotted flufftail is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. Madagascar Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis) Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularisVoice: The Madagascar flufftail's call does not differ by sex.

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