The White-winged Flufftail breeds in seasonal high-altitude wetlands. White patches on both sexes' wings show clearly in flight.
The male has a chestnut head and chest, while the female is browner. Both sexes show white wing patches in flight.
In South Africa it breeds in grassy, sedge-rich seasonal wetlands at high elevation. The local breeding season is October to March, and its migration route remains unclear.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.