Sarothruridae | |
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White-spotted flufftail | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Subclass: | Neornithes |
Infraclass: | Neognathae |
Superorder: | Neoaves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Suborder: | Ralli |
Family: |
Sarothruridae Verheyen, 1957 |
Genera | |
Sarothruridae is a family of small- to medium-sized ground-living birds found in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa. The species in this family were once considered to sit with the larger rail family Rallidae. The family contains 2 genera.