Buff-spotted flufftail
Species of bird
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The buff-spotted flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in forested areas[2] 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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Sarothruridae |
| Genus: | Sarothrura |
| Species: | S. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarothrura elegans (Smith, 1839) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coturnicops elegans | |
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.[3][4][5]
Its population is steady.[3]
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