Chestnut-headed flufftail
Sarothrura lugens (Böhm, 1884)
The chestnut-headed flufftail (Sarothrura lugens) is a species in the family Sarothruridae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 30.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the chestnut-headed flufftail
- Weight
- 30.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chestnut-headed flufftail live?
Not recorded
What is the chestnut-headed flufftail?
The chestnut-headed flufftail (Sarothrura lugens) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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Is the chestnut-headed flufftail endangered?
The chestnut-headed flufftail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the chestnut-headed flufftail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familySarothruridae
- genusSarothrura
- SpeciesSarothrura lugens (Böhm, 1884)
Synonyms Coturnicops lugens, Crex lugens, Crex lugeus, Sarothrura lugeus
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- CHFLEnglish
- Long-toed flufftailEnglish
- Long-toed flufftailEnglish
- زغب الذيل كستنائي الرأسArabic
- rasclet de cap rogencCatalan
- Rasclet de cap vermellCatalan
- chřástal čárkovanýCzech
- chřástalík čárkovanýCzech
- SørgedunhaleDanish
- UgallaralleGerman
- Ugalla-RalleGerman
- rufkapa arboraloEsperanto
- Polluela cabecirrojaSpanish
- valgekurk-pirkEstonian
- yskärääkkiäinenFinnish
- Râle à tête rousseFrench
- Sarothrure à tête rousseFrench
- kestenjastoglavi prepeličarCroatian
- pettyes bolyhosfarkúHungarian
- Rallo testarossaItalian
- Codapiuma testacastanaItalian
- クリガシラシマクイナJapanese
- rudagalvė pūkauodegė švygždaLithuanian
- UgallaralDutch
- sørgedunrikseNorwegian
- kusokurka długosternaPolish
- codorniz-d'água-sombriaPortuguese
- codorniz-de-água-sombriaPortuguese
- franga-d'água-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
- frango-d'água-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
- Каштановоголовый пушистый погонышRussian
- Каштановоголовая жемчужная курочкаRussian
- páperochvost hrdzavohlavýSlovak
- Belogrli mekorepi petlićSerbian
- rödhuvad dunrallSwedish
- Rödhuvad pygmérallSwedish
- Kızıl Başlı AlacayelveTurkish
- погонич довгопалийUkrainian
- пухохвіст довгопалийUkrainian
- 栗头侏秧鸡Chinese
- 栗頭侏秧雞Chinese
Relatives of the chestnut-headed flufftail
Other species in the same genus Sarothrura.
Buff-spotted flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
White-winged flufftail
Sarothrura ayresi
White-spotted flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Striped flufftail
Sarothrura affinis
Streaky-breasted flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi
Red-chested flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
CompareChestnut-headed flufftail vs Buff-spotted flufftailChestnut-headed flufftail vs White-winged flufftailChestnut-headed flufftail vs White-spotted flufftailChestnut-headed flufftail vs Striped flufftail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chestnut-headed flufftail?
An adult chestnut-headed flufftail weighs 30.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chestnut-headed flufftail endangered?
The chestnut-headed flufftail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the chestnut-headed flufftail?
The chestnut-headed flufftail (Sarothrura lugens) belongs to the family Sarothruridae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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