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Red-chested Flufftail

Sarothrura rufa

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
GenusSarothrura (Flufftails)
SpeciesSarothrura rufa (Red-chested Flufftail)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Amboseli National Park

1 Verified sightings at Amboseli National Park From 2019 to 2026

243 Verified sightings across all 13 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-chested Flufftail

The red-chested flufftail (Sarothrura rufa) 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. The red-chested flufftail prefers habitats with greater canopy cover. It can be found in environments near white-winged flufftails, but tends to avoid direct spacial overlap.

Red-chested flufftail - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park

Fulica cristata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Amaurornis flavirostra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gallinula chloropus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Porzana pusilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gallinula angulata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Porphyrio porphyrio

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rallus caerulescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Porphyrio alleni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Crex egregia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crex crex

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Balearica regulorum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
2	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
3	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
4	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
5	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
9	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
10	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
11	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
12	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Red-chested Flufftail

About the Red-chested Flufftail

Recent sightings of Red-chested Flufftail in Amboseli National Park

Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park

Red-knobbed Coot

Black Crake

Common Moorhen

Baillon's Crake

Lesser Moorhen

Western Swamphen

African Rail

Allen's Gallinule

African Crake

Corn Crake

Grey Crowned Crane

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found