Sarothruridae
| Sarothruridae | |
|---|---|
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| White-spotted flufftail | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Suborder: | Ralli |
| Family: | Sarothruridae Verheyen, 1957 |
| Genera | |
Sarothruridae is a family of small- to medium-sized ground-living birds found in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa. The species in this family were once considered to sit with the larger rail family Rallidae.[1] The family contains 2 genera.
- Genus Sarothrura (flufftails; 9 species)
- White-spotted flufftail, Sarothrura pulchra
- Buff-spotted flufftail, Sarothrura elegans
- Red-chested flufftail, Sarothrura rufa
- Chestnut-headed flufftail, Sarothrura lugens
- Streaky-breasted flufftail, Sarothrura boehmi
- Striped flufftail, Sarothrura affinis
- Madagascar flufftail, Sarothrura insularis
- White-winged flufftail, Sarothrura ayresi
- Slender-billed flufftail, Sarothrura watersi
- Genus Canirallus (wood rails; 3 species)
- Madagascan wood rail (Canirallus kioloides)
- Tsingy wood rail (Canirallus beankaensis)
- Grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus)
References
- ↑ Garcia-R., Juan C., Gibb, Gillian C., Trewick, Steve A. 2014. Deep global evolutionary radiation in birds: diversification and trait evolution in the cosmopolitan bird family Rallidae. Mol Phylogenet Evol 81, 96-108.
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