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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Chestnut-headed Flufftail	Red-chested Flufftail
Nom scientifique	Sarothrura lugens	Sarothrura rufa
Ordre	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
Famille	Sarothruridae	Sarothruridae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	14,3 cm (5.6 in)	15,4 cm (6.1 in)
Poids	30,8 g (1.09 oz)	37,0 g (1.31 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	--	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland

Chestnut-headed Flufftail only

Aucun(e)

Red-chested Flufftail only

🌾 Grassland

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Chestnut-headed Flufftail

Least Concern

Red-chested Flufftail

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About These Birds

Chestnut-headed Flufftail

Chestnut-headed Flufftail (Sarothrura lugens), 14 cm. Male has a bright chestnut head and neck; dark brown body with white streaks. Inhabits high-altitude grassland and montane forest edges from Cameroon to Ethiopia. Omnivore. Least Concern; uncommon but widespread at elevation.

Red-chested Flufftail

Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa), 14 cm. Male has a chestnut head and breast with black-and-white streaked body; female brown. Found in wet grassland and rank vegetation across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; common across its African range.

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