Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
Photo © Henry de Lange
Photo © Henry de Lange — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #191458085ABOUT
Subspecies of Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans elegansSarothrura elegans reichenovi
The buff-spotted flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) 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. Its diet is semi-omnivorous, consisting of various invertebrates as well as grass and tree seeds, which are thought to aid it in grinding other foods. Its population is steady.
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Kanyashogi·Uganda
+603 birds+26 mammals
5,0 (1)
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Lake Mburo National Park
Uganda
+505 birds+24 mammals
5,0 (1)
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Murchison Falls National Park
Uganda
+608 birds+33 mammals
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Queen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda
+672 birds+30 mammals
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Aberdare National Park
Mweiga ward·Kenya
+394 birds+30 mammals
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Addo Elephant National Park
Sundays River Valley Local Municipality·South Africa
+388 birds+55 mammals
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Ithala Game Reserve
uPhongolo Local Municipality·South Africa
+328 birds+26 mammals
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Kasanka National Park
a·Zambia
+379 birds+33 mammals
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Kruger National Park
Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality·South Africa
+540 birds+91 mammals
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