Slender-billed flufftail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Sarothruridae |
Genus: | Sarothrura |
Species: | S. watersi |
Binomial name | |
Sarothrura watersi (Bartlett, E, 1880) | |
The slender-billed flufftail (Sarothrura watersi) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is found in highlands of eastern Madagascar.
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