Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Striped Flufftail (Sarothrura affinis) - HBW 3, p. 145
French: Râle affin
German: Streifenralle
Spanish: Polluela Estriada
Other common names: Red-tailed/Chestnut-tailed Flufftail
Taxonomy: Crex affinis A. Smith, 1828, Cape Province, South Africa.
Genus sometimes merged into Coturnicops. Forms superspecies with S. insularis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- antonii Madaràsz & Neumann, 1911 - extreme S Sudan S to E Zimbabwe.
- affinis (A. Smith, 1828) - South Africa.
- Least Concern
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