Buff-spotted flufftail explained

The buff-spotted flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae.It is found in forested areas^[1] 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.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Its population is steady.

External links

• Image at ADW
• Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
• Sarothrura elegans at avibase.bsc-eoc.org

Notes and References

1. Van Opstal . Mattias . Oosterlynck . Bernard . Belay . Million . Erens . Jesse . De Beenhouwer . Matthias . 2019-05-26 . First assessment of bird diversity in the UNESCO Sheka Forest Biosphere Reserve, southwestern Ethiopia: species richness, distribution and potential for avian conservation . Journal of Threatened Taxa . 11 . 7 . 13850–13867 . 10.11609/jott.4726.11.7.13850-13867 . 0974-7907. free .
2. Tarakini . Tawanda . Mabika . Innocent . Mwedzi . Tongayi . Mundy . Peter . Fritz . Hervé . 2021-05-11 . Diet and Life-History Traits of Savannah Dwelling Waterbirds in Southern Africa: Implications for Their Conservation Status . Birds . 2 . 2 . 173–184 . 10.3390/birds2020013 . 2673-6004. free .
3. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., and Sargatal, J. 1996. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 3: Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
4. Hockey, P.A.R., Dean, W.R.J. and Ryan, P.G. 2005. Roberts birds of southern Africa. Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa.