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Buff-spotted Flufftail / Sarothrura elegans LC
- Synonyms Buff spotted Flufftail, Buff-spotted Crake, Buffspotted Flufftail, Buff-spotted Pygmy Rail, Buff-spotted Pygmy-Crake
- Old latin name for bird Gallinula elegans, Coturnicops elegans
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Related species
White-winged Flufftail
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Red-chested Flufftail
Streaky-breasted Flufftail
White-spotted Flufftail
Slender-billed Flufftail
Striped Flufftail
Madagascar Flufftail
Where to see Buff-spotted Flufftail
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Buff-spotted Flufftail subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarothrura elegans elegans | Ethiopia and Somalia to South Africa | - | No |
| Sarothrura elegans reichenovi | Sierra Leone to Uganda and n Angola | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gevlekte Vleikuiken |
| Catalan | rasclet elegant |
| Chinese | 黄斑侏秧鸡 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黃點侏秧雞 |
| Croatian | pjegavoleđi prepeličar |
| Czech | Chrástal žlutoskvrnný, chřástal žlutoskvrnný, chřástalík lesní |
| Danish | Okkerplettet Dunhale |
| Dutch | Bruinvlekral |
| Esperanto | Eleganta sarotruro |
| Estonian | võsapirk |
| Finnish | rokkorääkkiäinen |
| French | Sarothrure ponctuée, Râle nain élégant, Râle à taches beiges, Râle ponctué |
| German | Tropfenschmuckralle, Tropfenralle, Schmuckzwergralle |
| Hungarian | gyöngyös bolyhosszárnyúmadár |
| Italian | Schiribilla macchiefulve, Codapiuma macchiecamoscio |
| Japanese | キボシクィナ, キボシクイナ |
| Lithuanian | atogrąžinė pūkauodegė švygžda, Blyškioji pūkinė vištelė |
| Norwegian | skogdunrikse |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Skogdunrikse |
| Polish | kusokurka plamista |
| Portuguese | Frango-d'água-elegante, Frango-de-agua-elegante, franga-d'água-elegante |
| Russian | Пёстрая жемчужная курочка, Пёстрый пушистый погоныш |
| Serbian | Smeđepirgavi mekorepi petlić |
| Slovak | páperochvost bodkovaný |
| Spanish | Polluela elegante |
| Swahili | Fuluwili Madoa-njano |
| Swedish | beigefläckig dunrall, Beigefläckig pygmérall |
| Turkish | Sarı Benekli Alacayelve |
| Ukrainian | пухохвіст жовтоплямистий, Погонич жовтоплямистий |