Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
Barry Taylor, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published March 12, 2021
Revision Notes
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 |
| Czech | chřástalík lesní |
| Dutch | Bruinvlekral |
| English | Buff-spotted Flufftail |
| English (United States) | Buff-spotted Flufftail |
| French | Râle ponctué |
| French (French Guiana) | 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, A", 1839)
PROTONYM:
Gallinula elegans
"Smith, A", 1839. Ill.Zool.S.Afr. pt. 5, pl.A22.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Near Durban, Natal.
Definitions
- SAROTHRURA
- elegans
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Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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