About Sarothrura elegans (A.Smith, 1839)
The buff-spotted flufftail, with the scientific name Sarothrura elegans, is a bird species that belongs to the family Sarothruridae. This species occurs in forested habitats across Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It has a semi-omnivorous diet made up of a variety of invertebrates, plus grass and tree seeds. Researchers think these seeds help the bird grind down the other foods it eats. The overall population of the buff-spotted flufftail is currently stable.
