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Buff-spotted Flufftail

Sarothrura elegans
Family
Flufftails
Order
Gruiformes
Codes
busflu1, BSFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyFlufftails (Sarothruridae)
SpeciesSarothrura elegans
Codesbusflu1, BSFL
Identification

The Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) is a member of the Flufftails family within the order Gruiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code busflu1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Flufftails
Madagascar Forest Rail
Mentocrex kioloides
Tsingy Forest Rail
Mentocrex beankaensis
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi
Buff-spotted Flufftail photo
(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Sarothrura elegans

Family: Flufftails

Order: Gruiformes

eBird Code: busflu1