Sarothruridae | |
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White-spotted flufftail | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Suborder: | Ralli |
Family: |
Sarothruridae Verheyen, 1957 |
Genera | |
Sarothruridae is a family of small- to medium-sized ground-living birds found mostly in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa, with the genus Rallicula being restricted to New Guinea and the Moluccas. The species in this family were once considered to sit with the larger rail family Rallidae. [1]
The family contains 3 genera. [2]