Male - ML203317581 — Male © Andrew Spencer eBird S26215178 Macaulay Library ML 31181561

Male - ML203317571 — Male © Trina Anderson

Male - ML203317601 — Male © Callum Evans

Female - ML203317591 — Female © Nicholas Fordyce - Birding Africa

Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans

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Identification

Small rail of forest understory. Extremely shy and elusive bird that is unlikely to be seen unless expressly looking for it. Male has a rufous hood and black back with buff spots. Female plain and brown. Both sexes have a barred tail. Found in the understory of thick forest and adjacent scrub and gardens. Restricted to montane forest over large portions of its range. Call is a long, hollow hoot. Most other flufftails are not found in forest. Separated from White-spotted Flufftail by the buff spots of the male and the plainer appearance of the female.

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Kumbira Forest Reserve

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