About Flufftails & Forest Rails

Overview

The Flufftails & Forest Rails are a family of birds (Latin: Sarothruridae) within the order Cranes and Allies. Worldwide the family includes about 3 genera and 15 species. Its members are primarily distributed across Africa, Australasia. Notable genera include Sarothrura, Rallicula, Mentocrex. Gruiformes are a diverse order of 190 species that includes the cranes, rails, coots, flufftails and allies, inhabiting wetlands, grasslands and forests worldwide.

Classification

Family: Sarothruridae (Flufftails & Forest Rails); Order: Cranes and Allies; about 3 genera and 15 species.

Distribution

Primarily across Africa, Australasia.