Streaky-breasted flufftail

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The streaky-breasted flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae.

Streaky-breasted flufftail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Sarothruridae
Genus: Sarothrura
Species:
S. boehmi
Binomial name
Sarothrura boehmi
Reichenow, 1900

It is sparsely spread across wet grasslands of central Africa.

The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm.

Its nests are constructed of grass-stems and blades, and placed on the ground.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Sarothrura boehmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22692232A111744550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22692232A111744550.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Burhinus capensis (Lichtenstein). Spotted Thick-knee; Spotted Dikkop. Oedicnème du tachard.", The Birds of Africa, Academic Press Limited, retrieved 2023-08-27
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