White-spotted flufftail

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White-spotted flufftail
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Sarothruridae
Genus: Sarothrura
Species:
S. pulchra
Binomial name
Sarothrura pulchra
(Gray, JE, 1829)

The white-spotted flufftail (Sarothrura pulchra) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It has a widespread range of presence across the African tropical rainforest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Sarothrura pulchra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22692215A93342048. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692215A93342048.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.