The striped flufftail is a species of bird in the flufftail family Sarothruridae. It is also known as the red-tailed flufftail. The species is closely related to the Madagascar flufftail. The species has a disjunct distribution across the Afromontane of southeastern Africa, with two subspecies. The nominate subspecies S. a. affinis is found in eastern South Africa and Eswatini. S. a. antonii, named for German ornithologist Anton Reichenow, is found in eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique, Malawi, southern Tanzania, Kenya and the south of South Sudan. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Smith, A 1828)
Reference:
S. Afr. Comm. Advertiser
3, no. 144 p.2
Protonym:
Crex affinis
Avibase ID:
D4A066EAF33FCE78
Avibase ID:
avibase-D4A066EA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D4A066EA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176364
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Râle affin ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Râle affin ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Striped Crake ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2015: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Chestnut-tailed Crake ( Coturnicops affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Chestnut-tailed Crake ( Coturnicops affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Striped Crake ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Striped Flufftail ( Sarothrura affinis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sarothrura affinis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sarothrura affinis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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