Red-chested flufftail

The red-chested flufftail (Sarothrura rufa) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa from Liberia to Ethiopia and south to South Africa.

Red-chested flufftail
S. rufa rufa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Sarothruridae
Genus:	Sarothrura
Species:	S. rufa
Binomial name
Sarothrura rufa (Vieillot, 1819)

The red-chested flufftail prefers habitats with greater canopy cover.^[2] It can be found in environments near white-winged flufftails, but tends to avoid direct spacial overlap.^[2]