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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة	Buff-spotted Flufftail	Slender-billed Flufftail
الاسم العلمي	Sarothrura elegans	Sarothrura watersi
الرتبة	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
الفصيلة	Sarothruridae	Sarothruridae
حالة الحفاظ	Least Concern	Near Threatened
الطول	—	—
طول الجناح	17,0 cm (6.7 in)	13,9 cm (5.5 in)
الوزن	49,5 g (1.75 oz)	26,5 g (0.93 oz)
النظام الغذائي	--	--
عدد البيض في الوضع	3-5	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

🌿 Wetland

Buff-spotted Flufftail only

🌲 Forest

Slender-billed Flufftail only

بلا

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Buff-spotted Flufftail

Near Threatened

Slender-billed Flufftail

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About These Birds

Buff-spotted Flufftail

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), 14 cm. Male dark with buff spots on breast and wings; female brown. Inhabits dense undergrowth of Afromontane and lowland forest across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; fairly widespread but rarely seen.

Slender-billed Flufftail

Slender-billed Flufftail (Sarothrura watersi), 14 cm. Very poorly known; brown with a thin bill adapted for probing. Endemic to eastern Madagascar, recorded from a handful of wetland localities. Omnivore. Endangered; extremely rarely recorded; habitat loss continues.

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