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Sarothrura  Heine, 1890
Taxonomic Serial No.: 176363

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Flufftails [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderGruiformes  – Cranes, Rails, grues, râles  
                            FamilySarothruridae  – Forest Rails, Wood Rails, Flufftails  
                               GenusSarothrura Heine, 1890 – Flufftails  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Sarothrura affinis (A. Smith, 1828) – franga-d'água-estriada, frango-d'água-estriado, Râle affin, Polluela estriada, Striped Flufftail 
                                  Species Sarothrura ayresi (J. H. Gurney Sr, 1877) – franga-d'água-d'asa-branca, frango-d'água-d'asa-branca, Râle à miroir, Polluela especulada, White-winged Flufftail 
                                  Species Sarothrura boehmi Reichenow, 1900 – franga-d'água-de-boehm, frango-d'água-de-boehm, Râle de Böhm, Polluela de Boehm, Streaky-breasted Flufftail 
                                  Species Sarothrura elegans (A. Smith, 1839) – franga-d'água-elegante, frango-d'água-elegante, Râle ponctué, Polluela elegante, Buff-spotted Flufftail 
                                  Species Sarothrura insularis (Sharpe, 1870) – franga-d'água-malgaxe, frango-d'água-malgaxe, Râle insulaire, Polluela malgache, Madagascar Flufftail 
                                  Species Sarothrura lugens (Böhm, 1884) – franga-d'água-de-cabeça-vermelha, frango-d'água-de-cabeça-vermelha, Râle à tête rousse, Polluela cabecirroja, Chestnut-headed Flufftail 
                                  Species Sarothrura pulchra (J. E. Gray, 1829) – franga-d'água-pintada, frango-d'água-pintado, Râle perlé, Polluela pulcra, White-spotted Flufftail 
                                  Species Sarothrura rufa (Vieillot, 1819) – franga-d'água-de-peito-vermelho, frango-d'água-de-peito-vermelho, Râle à camail, Polluela rufa, Red-chested Flufftail 
                                  Species Sarothrura watersi (E. Bartlett, 1880) – franga-d'água-de-bico-fino, frango-d'água-de-bico-fino, Râle de Waters, Polluela de Waters, Slender-billed Flufftail 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Sarothrura    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Sarothrura   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Sarothrura   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.07.04, website (version 04-Jul-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Sarothrura   
       
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