Bird group
Flufftails
15 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.
The Buff-spotted Flufftail is a small skulking bird of dense forest, thickets, and wet vegetation in eastern and southern Africa. Males…
The Chestnut Forest Rail is a secretive forest-floor bird of New Guinea mountains. It walks through dense understory and mossy forest,…
The Chestnut-headed Flufftail is a local African flufftail of highland wetlands, marshy grassland, and dense wet vegetation. It is…
Forbes's Forest Rail is a secretive island forest rail of the Bismarck Archipelago. It keeps to forest floor cover, where it feeds on…
The Madagascar Flufftail is a small endemic wetland bird of Madagascar. It lives in marshes, wet grassland, and dense sedgy vegetation,…
The Madagascar Forest Rail is a ground-dwelling forest bird found only in Madagascar. It walks through dense forest understory and leaf…
Mayr's Forest Rail is a poorly known rail of New Guinea montane forest. It lives close to the forest floor in dense cover and is seldom…
The Red-chested Flufftail is a secretive wetland bird of marshes, seasonally flooded grassland, and sedgy edges across sub-Saharan Africa.…
The Slender-billed Flufftail is a Madagascan wetland bird of marshes, wet grassland, and dense aquatic vegetation. It is poorly seen and…
The Streaky-breasted Flufftail is a small, hidden bird of damp grassland and marshy vegetation in central and south-central Africa. It…
The Striped Flufftail is a secretive flufftail of moist grassland, marshes, and upland vegetation. Its striped plumage helps it vanish into…
The Tsingy Forest Rail is a recently described Madagascan forest rail of dry limestone forest and karst landscapes. It is secretive and…
The White-spotted Flufftail is a tiny, secretive rail-like bird of African forest floors. It keeps to dense undergrowth, where it feeds on…
The White-striped Forest Rail is a New Guinea forest rail of montane forest and dense understory. It is a quiet ground bird that feeds…
The White-winged Flufftail is a very rare wetland bird known mainly from high-altitude seasonal marshes in Ethiopia and South Africa. It…
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