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Chestnut-headed Flufftail

Sarothrura lugens
Family
Flufftails
Order
Gruiformes
Codes
chhflu1, CHFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyFlufftails (Sarothruridae)
SpeciesSarothrura lugens
Codeschhflu1, CHFL
Identification

The Chestnut-headed Flufftail (Sarothrura lugens) 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 chhflu1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Madagascar Forest Rail
Mentocrex kioloides
Tsingy Forest Rail
Mentocrex beankaensis
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi
Chestnut-headed Flufftail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Sarothrura lugens

Family: Flufftails

Order: Gruiformes

eBird Code: chhflu1