Buff-spotted flufftail
The buff-spotted flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Sarothruridae |
| Genus: | Sarothrura |
| Species: | S. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarothrura elegans (Smith, 1839) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coturnicops elegans | |
Specimen at Nairobi National Museum
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Sarothrura elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Image at ADW
- Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
- Sarothrura elegans at avibase.bsc-eoc.org
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