White-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura pulchra)

White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	45 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	8,650,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.7 years	-	-	-

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction (del Hoyo et al. 1996).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Angola	extant	native	yes
Benin	extant	native	yes
Burundi	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Congo	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Equatorial Guinea	extant	native	yes
Gabon	extant	native	yes
Gambia	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Guinea	extant	native	yes
Guinea-Bissau	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Liberia	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Rwanda	extant	native	yes
Senegal	extant	native	yes
Sierra Leone	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Calandula (Quedas de Calandula)
Angola	Camabatela
Angola	Lago Carumbo
Angola	Luachimo River (Chitato)
Benin	Lama Forest
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Luki Forest Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Bombo-Lumene Game Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Ngiri
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Salonga National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Lomako - Yekokora
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Mount Hoyo Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Okapi Faunal Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Virunga National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Maiko National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Forests west of Lake Edward
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Itombwe Mountains
Central African Republic	Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex
Central African Republic	Bangui
Central African Republic	Ngotto
Central African Republic	Dzanga-Ndoki National Park
Congo	Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park complex
Congo	Odzala National Park complex
Congo	Léfini Faunal Reserve
Congo	Dimonika Biosphere Reserve
Congo	Lower Kouilou basin
Congo	Conkouati National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Sangbe Mountain National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Côte d'Ivoire	Gueoule and Glo Mountain Forest Reserves
Côte d'Ivoire	Peko Mountain National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Bossematie Forest Reserve
Côte d'Ivoire	Lamto Ecological Research Station
Côte d'Ivoire	Parc National de Taï et Réserve de faune du N'Zo
Côte d'Ivoire	Mopri Forest Reserve
Côte d'Ivoire	Yapo and Mambo Forest Reserves
Cameroon	Mbam Djerem National Park
Cameroon	Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary
Cameroon	Santchou Faunal Reserve
Cameroon	Korup National Park
Cameroon	Mont Manengouba
Cameroon	Bakossi mountains
Cameroon	Mont Nlonako
Cameroon	Mount Rata and Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve
Cameroon	Mount Kupe
Cameroon	Yabassi
Cameroon	Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge
Cameroon	Mbam Minkom - Kala
Cameroon	Dja Faunal Reserve
Cameroon	Boumba - Bek
Cameroon	Campo Ma'an complex
Cameroon	Nki
Cameroon	Lobéké National Park
Gabon	Gamba Protected Areas Complex
Gabon	Lopé Faunal Reserve
Gabon	Ipassa Strict Nature Reserve
Gabon	Minkébé Forest Reserve
Gabon	Léconi grasslands
Ghana	Atewa Range Forest Reserve
Ghana	Bia National Park and Resource Reserve
Ghana	Boin River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve
Ghana	Bura River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Dadieso Forest Reserve
Ghana	Draw River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Ebi River Shelterbelt Forest Reserve
Ghana	Fure River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Jema-Asemkrom Forest Reserve
Ghana	Kakum National Park - Assin Attandaso Resource Reserve
Ghana	Mamiri Forest Reserve
Ghana	Mount Afadjato - Agumatsa Range forest
Ghana	Nsuensa-Ayiola-Bediako Forest Reserves
Ghana	Pra-Sushien Forest Reserve
Ghana	Subri River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve
Ghana	Tano-Ehuro Forest Reserve
Ghana	Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve
Gambia	Abuko Nature Reserve
Gambia	Pirang Forest Park
Guinea	Massif du Ziama
Guinea	Diécké
Equatorial Guinea	Monte Alen National Park
Kenya	North Nandi forest
Kenya	South Nandi forest
Kenya	Kakamega forest
Liberia	Wologizi mountains
Liberia	Wonegizi mountains
Liberia	Lofa-Gola-Mano Complex
Liberia	Nimba mountains
Liberia	Zwedru
Liberia	Grebo
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	Afi River Forest Reserve
Nigeria	Okomu National Park
Nigeria	Cross River National Park (Oban Division)
Nigeria	Omo Forest Reserve
Nigeria	Cross River National Park (Okwangwo Division) and Mbe Mountains
Nigeria	Kagoro - Nindam Forest Reserves and vicinity
Nigeria	Biseni forests
Nigeria	Akassa forests
Nigeria	Sunvit Farm
Rwanda	Nyungwe National Park
South Sudan	Bengangai
Sierra Leone	Loma Mountains Non-hunting Forest Reserve
Sierra Leone	Gola Forests
Senegal	Parc National de Basse Casamance
Togo	Misahöhe Forest Reserve
Tanzania	Minziro Forest Reserve
Uganda	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda	Kibale National Park
Uganda	Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George
Uganda	Semliki National Park
Uganda	Mabira Forest Reserve
Uganda	Budongo Forest Reserve
Uganda	Mount Elgon National Park
Zambia	Hillwood
Zambia	Jimbe Drainage
Congo	Lake Télé Community Reserve
Congo	Ogooué Leketi National Park
Ghana	Kyabobo National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Swamp	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Shrub Dominated Wetlands	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Sarothrura pulchra. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-spotted-flufftail-sarothrura-pulchra on 11/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 11/12/2023.