Blue Bustard | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Otididae |
Genus: | Eupodotis |
Species: | E. caerulescens |
Binomial name | |
Eupodotis caerulescens (Vieillot, 1820) |
The Blue Bustard or Blue Korhaan (Eupodotis caerulescens) is a species of bird in the Otididae family, found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its call is a series of frog-like croaks, usually uttered in flight. Its natural habitat is plateau grassland, dry shrubland, arable land and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.