The streaky-breasted flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae.
| Streaky-breasted flufftail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Sarothruridae |
| Genus: | Sarothrura |
| Species: | S. boehmi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarothrura boehmi Reichenow, 1900
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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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Burhinus capensis (Lichtenstein). Spotted Thick-knee; Spotted Dikkop. Oedicnème du tachard.", The Birds of Africa, Academic Press Limited, retrieved 2023-08-27
External links edit
- Streaky-breasted flufftail - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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