Madagascar flufftail

Madagascar flufftail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Sarothruridae
Genus: Sarothrura
Species:
S. insularis
Binomial name
Sarothrura insularis
(Sharpe, 1870)

The Madagascar flufftail (Sarothrura insularis) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[2] The subspecies is Monotypic. [3]

Madagascar flufftails are found in Madagascar however, they are limited in the wet areas in the north and lacking from Lake Sahaka in the northeast. [4]

Its natural habitat is subtropical, tropical moist lowland forests,[2] shrubland, grassland, and artificial areas.[5] This is where they find their food which consists of insects and seeds. [3]

Madagascar Flufftails have a stable population of around 6,700-67,000. The species does not meet the criteria for vulnerability, therefore, it is marked as Least Concern.[6]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sarothrura insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692241A93343786. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692241A93343786.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b IUCN (2016-10-01). Sarothrura insularis: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22692241A93343786 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-3.rlts.t22692241a93343786.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Taylor, Barry; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020). "Madagascar Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.madflu1.01species_shared.bow.project_name. ISSN 2771-3105.
  4. ^ "Madagascan Flufftail". www.oiseaux-birds.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  5. ^ Red List (2023). "Madagascar Flufftail".
  6. ^ "Madagascar Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.