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Chestnut-headed flufftail

The chestnut-headed flufftail is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Last revised
Jun 23, 2026
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Length
98 w
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Chestnut-headed flufftail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Sarothruridae
Genus: Sarothrura
Species:
S. lugens
Binomial name
Sarothrura lugens
(Böhm, 1884)2
Range of the chestnut-headed flufftail
Synonyms

The chestnut-headed flufftail (Sarothrura lugens) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.

References

References

  1. BirdLife International. (2022). "Sarothrura lugens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22692227A209390425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22692227A209390425.en.
  2. Böhm, 1884. Crex lugeus (protonym). J. f. Orn., 32, p. 176, 244. BHL