By Sarothrura Ayresi: A Curated Story About Africa’s Rarest Bird
Also known as the White-winged fluff tail, ( Sarothrura Ayresi) is said to be the rarest bird in Africa. It’s from the family Sarothruridae from the genus Sarothrura. Their estimated global population as of 2024 is less than 250(adult species).
This bird can only be found in Ethiopia and South Africa. It is still uncertain whether the current populations are one large or two different populations. They live in a high-altitude subtropical specialized seasonal wetland and high-altitude tropical savanna.
They often live in areas that have histosols ( peat soil) which helps them grow their sedges prevalent in these seasonal wetlands. Fun fact they only reproduce around June- September and it’s been studied that the reason they breed around this time is due to the onset of the rainy season at this time .
The main problem and difficulties this birds face is habitat loss, because they require high specialized habitats . The wetlands they inhabit are being disrupted for a number of reasons such as farming, grazing and sedge harvesting . Though some efforts are being taken to protect the birds.
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