Gruiformes / Sarothruridae / Sarothrura

Red-chested Flufftail

Sarothrura rufa

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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

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

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.