Sarothrura pulchra
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-spotted Flufftail sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 641 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-spotted Flufftail in Kibale National Park on a given day, against about 30% in June–August and November, 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate White-spotted Flufftail sightings, Kibale National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-spotted Flufftail is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (641 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.
