Streaky-breasted flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi Reichenow, 1900
The streaky-breasted flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi) is a species in the family Sarothruridae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 32.8 g to 37.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the streaky-breasted flufftail
- Weight
- 32.8 g – 37.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.85src 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
Where does the streaky-breasted flufftail live?
Not recorded
What is the streaky-breasted flufftail?
The streaky-breasted flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae.
It is sparsely spread across wet grasslands of central Africa.
The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm.
Its nests are constructed of grass-stems and blades, and placed on the ground.
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Is the streaky-breasted flufftail endangered?
The streaky-breasted 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 streaky-breasted flufftail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familySarothruridae
- genusSarothrura
- SpeciesSarothrura boehmi Reichenow, 1900
Synonyms Coturnicops boehmi, Sarothrura boehmi boehmi, Sarothrura boehmi danei, Sarothrura böhmi, Sarothrura bohmi danei
Other names and names in other languages (45)
- SBFLEnglish
- StreepborsvleikuikenAfrikaans
- زغب الذيل معرق الصدرArabic
- rasclet de BoehmCatalan
- chřástal BöhmůvCzech
- chřástalík travníCzech
- Lysbuget DunhaleDanish
- BoehmralleGerman
- Boehm-RalleGerman
- StrichelbrustralleGerman
- stribrusta arboraloEsperanto
- Polluela de BoehmSpanish
- rohupirkEstonian
- یلوه دمکرکی بوهمPersian
- luhtarääkkiäinenFinnish
- Râle de BöhmFrench
- Sarothrure de BöhmFrench
- prugastoleđi prepeličarCroatian
- csíkosbegyű bolyhosfarkúmadárHungarian
- Rallo pettostriatoItalian
- Codapiuma pettostriatoItalian
- Schiribilla pettostriatoItalian
- アカエリシマクイナJapanese
- afrikinė pūkauodegė švygždaLithuanian
- Böhms RalDutch
- pildunrikseNorwegian
- kusokurka kreskowanaPolish
- franga-d'água-de-boehmPortuguese
- codorniz-d'água-de-peito-raiadoPortuguese
- codorniz-de-água-de-peito-raiadoPortuguese
- frango-d'água-de-boehmPortuguese
- Frango-d’água-de-boehmPortuguese
- Африканский пушистый погонышRussian
- Пестрогрудая жемчужная курочкаRussian
- páperochvost čiarkovýSlovak
- Bemov mekorepi petlićSerbian
- böhmdunrallSwedish
- Böhms dunrallSwedish
- Böhms pygmérallSwedish
- kortnäbbad dunrallSwedish
- Boehm AlacayelvesiTurkish
- погонич африканськийUkrainian
- пухохвіст африканськийUkrainian
- 紋胸侏秧雞Chinese
- 纹胸侏秧鸡Chinese
Relatives of the streaky-breasted 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
Chestnut-headed flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
Red-chested flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
CompareStreaky-breasted flufftail vs Buff-spotted flufftailStreaky-breasted flufftail vs White-winged flufftailStreaky-breasted flufftail vs White-spotted flufftailStreaky-breasted flufftail vs Striped flufftail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the streaky-breasted flufftail?
An adult streaky-breasted flufftail weighs 32.8 g – 37.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the streaky-breasted flufftail endangered?
The streaky-breasted 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 streaky-breasted flufftail?
The streaky-breasted flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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