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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. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
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

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	4,280,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	2023
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.91 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size is not known (Wetlands International 2023). The overall population trend is considered to be decreasing over 10 years (Wetlands International 2023).

Trend justification:   .

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Eswatini	extant	native
Kenya	extant	native
Lesotho	extant	native
Malawi	extant	native
Mozambique	extant	native
South Africa	extant	native
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native
Tanzania	extant	native
Zambia	extant	native
Zimbabwe	extant	native

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Eswatini	Malolotja Nature Reserve
Kenya	Aberdare Mountains
Kenya	Mount Elgon (Kenya)
Kenya	Mount Kenya
Malawi	Misuku Hills Forest Reserves
Malawi	Mount Mulanje Forest Reserve
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Malawi	South Viphya Forest Reserve
Mozambique	Chimanimani Mountains (Mozambique)
South Africa	Blyde River Canyon
South Africa	Grasslands
South Africa	Kaapsehoop
South Africa	Karkloof
South Africa	Maloti Drakensberg Park
South Africa	Songimvelo Nature Reserve
South Africa	Steenkampsberg
South Africa	Wolkberg Forest Belt
Tanzania	Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Zambia	Nyika National Park (Zambia)
Zimbabwe	Bvumba Highlands
Zimbabwe	Chimanimani Mountains (Zimbabwe)
Zimbabwe	Nyanga lowlands/Honde valley
Zimbabwe	Nyanga mountains

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	resident
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 3700 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Scale Unknown/Unrecorded	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Wood & pulp plantations - Scale Unknown/Unrecorded	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Increase in fire frequency/intensity	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Species disturbance, Ecosystem degradation

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/striped-flufftail-sarothrura-affinis on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.