Red-chested Flufftail

Sarothrura rufa

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Gruiformes
Family
Sarothruridae
Genus
Sarothrura
eBird Code
recflu1

Vocalizations

Robert Taylor · CC_BY_4_0
i_c_riddell · CC_BY_4_0
Sean Hartnett · CC_BY_4_0
Robert Taylor · CC_BY_4_0
Karen Eichholz · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (3)

  • Sarothrura rufa bonapartii

    Sierra Leone to Gabon and Congo

  • Sarothrura rufa elizabethae

    Central African Republic to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, and western Kenya

  • Sarothrura rufa rufa

    central Kenya to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, and South Africa

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (recflu1) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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