The Buff-spotted Flufftail occurs in scattered parts of sub-Saharan Africa, in forests and dense cover. It walks slowly through leaf litter in search of invertebrates. Males have orange-chestnut heads and necks, while females have spotted backs and barred bellies.
The male has an orange-chestnut head and neck and a spotted body. The female has a golden-brown spotted back and a barred belly.
It walks slowly through leaf litter or short grass, probing with its bill for invertebrates such as insects and spiders.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.