Red-chested flufftail
Sarothrura rufa (Vieillot, 1819)
The red-chested flufftail (Sarothrura rufa) is a species in the family Sarothruridae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 35.8 g to 38.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the red-chested flufftail
- Weight
- 35.8 g – 38.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 25 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 3.08src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the red-chested flufftail?
Where does the red-chested flufftail live?
Not recorded
What is the 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.
The red-chested flufftail prefers habitats with greater canopy cover. It can be found in environments near white-winged flufftails, but tends to avoid direct spacial overlap.
From the Wikipedia article “Red-chested flufftail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-chested_flufftail&oldid=1350719857), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the red-chested flufftail endangered?
The red-chested 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 red-chested flufftail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familySarothruridae
- genusSarothrura
- SpeciesSarothrura rufa (Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms Aleuthelia jardinii, Coturnicops rufa, Crex jardineii, Gallinula jardinii, Rallus rufus
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- RCFLEnglish
- RooiborsvleikuikenAfrikaans
- زغب الذيل أحمر الصدرArabic
- rasclet de VieillotCatalan
- chřástal kaštanovoprsýCzech
- chřástalík kaštanovoprsýCzech
- Rødbrystet DunhaleDanish
- RotbrustralleGerman
- rufbrusta arboraloEsperanto
- Polluela rufaSpanish
- padupirkEstonian
- viitarääkkiäinenFinnish
- Râle à camailFrench
- Sarothrure à camailFrench
- pjegavi prepeličarCroatian
- vörösmellű bolyhosfarkúHungarian
- Rallo pettorossoItalian
- Codapiuma pettorossoItalian
- Schiribilla pettorossoItalian
- ムネアカシマクイナJapanese
- raudonkrūtė pūkauodegė švygždaLithuanian
- RoodborstralDutch
- rustdunrikseNorwegian
- kusokurka rdzawogłowaPolish
- franga-d'água-de-peito-vermelhoPortuguese
- codorniz-d'água-de-peito-vermelhoPortuguese
- codorniz-de-água-de-peito-vermelhoPortuguese
- frango-d'água-de-peito-vermelhoPortuguese
- Frango-d’água-de-peito-vermelhoPortuguese
- Красногрудый пушистый погонышRussian
- Красногрудая жемчужная курочкаRussian
- páperochvost červenoprsýSlovak
- Crvenogrudi mekorepi petlićSerbian
- rödbröstad dunrallSwedish
- Rödbröstad pygmérallSwedish
- Kızıl Göğüslü AlacayelveTurkish
- погонич рудоволийUkrainian
- пухохвіст рудоволийUkrainian
- 紅胸侏秧雞Chinese
- 红胸侏秧鸡Chinese
Relatives of the red-chested 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
Chestnut-headed flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
CompareRed-chested flufftail vs Buff-spotted flufftailRed-chested flufftail vs White-winged flufftailRed-chested flufftail vs White-spotted flufftailRed-chested flufftail vs Striped flufftail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-chested flufftail?
An adult red-chested flufftail weighs 35.8 g – 38.3 g and has a wingspan of 25 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-chested flufftail endangered?
The red-chested 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 red-chested flufftail?
The red-chested flufftail (Sarothrura rufa) 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.
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