Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusSarothrura (Flufftails)
- SpeciesSarothrura rufa (Red-chested Flufftail)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-chested Flufftail sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 88 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
African Crake
Crex egregia
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-chested Flufftail in Virunga National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Red-chested Flufftail sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 88 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-chested Flufftail in Virunga National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Red-chested Flufftail in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.