Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusSarothrura (Flufftails)
- SpeciesSarothrura rufa (Red-chested Flufftail)
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 →
Recent sightings of Red-chested Flufftail in South Luangwa National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Striped Crake
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
African Crake
Crex egregia
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
Wattled Crane
Bugeranus carunculatus
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 | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |