• Synonyms Chestnut-headed Crake, Chestnut headed Flufftail, Long-toed Flufftail, Ugalla Red-chested Flufftail, African Chestnut-headed Crake, Lyne's Crake, African flufftail, Chestnut-headed Pygmy Crake
  • Old latin name for bird Coturnicops lugens, Sarothrura lugeus, Crex lugeus

Chestnut-headed Flufftailbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Call, agitated call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Chestnut-headed Flufftail

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion c, sc

Chestnut-headed Flufftail subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Sarothrura lugens lugensCameroon to DR Congo and w Tanzania-No
Sarothrura lugens lynesic Angola to Zimbabwe-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRoeskopvleikuiken
Catalanrasclet de cap rogenc
Chinese栗头侏秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional)栗頭侏秧雞
Croatiankestenjastoglavi prepeličar
Czechchřástalík čárkovaný, chřástal čárkovaný, Chrástal kaštanový
DanishSørgedunhale
DutchUgalla-ral, Ugallaral
EsperantoFunebra sarotruro
Estonianvalgekurk-pirk
Finnishyskärääkkiäinen, Crakeyskärääkkiäinen
FrenchRâle à tête brune, Sarothrure à tête rousse, Râle nain à tête chataine, Râle à tête rousse
GermanUgallaralle
Hungarianpettyes bolyhosfarkú
ItalianCodapiuma testacastana, Schiribilla testacastana
Japaneseクリガシラシマクイナ, クリガシラシマクィナ
Lithuanianrudagalvė pūkauodegė švygžda, Raudongalvė pūkinė vištelė
Norwegiansørgedunrikse
Norwegian NynorskSørgjedunrikse
Polishkusokurka dlugosterna, kusokurka długosterna
Portuguesefranga-d'água-de-cabeça-vermelha, Frango-d'água-de-cabeça-vermelha
RussianКаштановоголовы й пушистый погоныш, Каштановоголовая жемчужная курочка, Каштановоголовый пушистый погоныш
SerbianBelogrli mekorepi petlić
Slovakpáperochvost hrdzavohlavý
SpanishPolluela de Cabeza Roja, Polluela cabecirroja
SwahiliFuluwili Vidole-virefu
SwedishRödhuvad pygmérall, rödhuvad dunrall
TurkishKızıl Başlı Alacayelve
Ukrainianпухохвіст довгопалий, Погонич довгопалий