Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (2)
Barry Taylor, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published March 12, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gevlekte Vleikuiken |
| Catalan | rasclet elegant |
| Czech | chřástalík lesní |
| Dutch | Bruinvlekral |
| English | Buff-spotted Flufftail |
| English (United States) | Buff-spotted Flufftail |
| French | Râle ponctué |
| French (France) | Râle ponctué |
| German | Tropfenralle |
| Japanese | キボシクイナ |
| Norwegian | skogdunrikse |
| Polish | kusokurka plamista |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Codorniz-d'água-elegante |
| Russian | Пёстрая жемчужная курочка |
| Serbian | Smeđepirgavi mekorepi petlić |
| Slovak | páperochvost bodkovaný |
| Spanish | Polluela Elegante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Polluela elegante |
| Swedish | beigefläckig dunrall |
| Turkish | Sarı Benekli Alacayelve |
| Ukrainian | Пухохвіст жовтоплямистий |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Guy M. Kirwan standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy, and reviewed/updated text whenever possible. Peter F. D. Boesman revised the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Sarothrura elegans (Smith, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Gallinula elegans
Smith, 1839. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt. 5, pl.A22.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Near Durban, Natal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SAROTHRURA
- elegans
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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Distribution of the Buff-spotted Flufftail
