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RALLIDAE - RAIL, CRAKE, FLUFFTAIL, GALLINULE, COOT, MOORHEN
Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostris)
Age: seems to be in-between an immature and a subadult (due to the upperparts mixture of blackish and brown feathers, and bill colour). No subspecies described. Udzungwa Mts, June 2007. Copyright@; Louis A. Hansen. Vernacular name: prefer "African black crake" to distinguish it from other black crakes.
African Water Rail (Rallus caerulescens)
Adult, sex alike (though males are reported to to be larger and heavier). No subspecies are mentioned. Udzungwa Mts, June 2007. Copyright@; Louis A. Hansen.
Streaky-breasted Flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi)
Sex; Male. Age; Adult. Aparently no subspecies, but some variation in intensity of the chestnut colour. Udzungwa Mts, July 2007. Copyright@; Louis A. Hansen.
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