Sarothruridae is a family of small- to medium-sized ground-living birds found mostly in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa, with the genus Rallicula being restricted to New Guinea and the Moluccas. The species in this family were once considered to sit with the larger rail family Rallidae.[1]
The family contains 3 genera.[2]
Sarothruridae is a family of small- to medium-sized ground-living birds found mostly in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa, with the genus Rallicula being restricted to New Guinea and the Moluccas. The species in this family were once considered to sit with the larger rail family Rallidae.
The family contains 3 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 Mentocrex (wood rails; 2 species) Madagascar wood rail (Mentocrex kioloides) Tsingy wood rail (Mentocrex beankaensis) Genus Rallicula (forest rails; 4 species) White-striped forest rail (Rallicula leucospila) Chestnut forest rail (Rallicula rubra) Forbes's forest rail (Rallicula forbesi) Mayr's forest rail (Rallicula mayri)
