Sarothrura pulchra
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
The white-spotted flufftail (Sarothrura pulchra), also known as the white-spotted crake, is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It has a widespread range of presence across the African tropical rainforest. The tail is short and despite the name, it is not fluffy. The male is red on its head, neck, breast, and tail coverts, and it black with spotted white on the rest of its body. The female's head, neck and breast are similar and its body is black to dark brownish.
This species is normally sedentary but there is some evidence for local movement in Sierra Leone and Ghana. The white-spotted flufftail feeds on various invertebrates. They are exclusively diurnal, and are active throughout the day but less active in the middle of the day.
The white-spotted flufftail is monogamous and territorial, and forms strong pair bonds. Their...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-spotted Flufftail sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 128 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 79th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–April and July–September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-spotted Flufftail in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, May–June and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-spotted Flufftail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-spotted Flufftail sightings, Kakum National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-spotted Flufftail is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (128 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
