Northern black korhaan
| Northern black korhaan | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Otididae |
| Genus: | Afrotis |
| Species: | A. afraoides |
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| Afrotis afraoides (Smith, 1831) | |
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The northern black korhaan (Afrotis afraoides), also known as the white-quilled bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family Otididae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its habitat is primarily open grassland and scrub.
See also
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Eupodotis afraoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
- Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey, Warwick Tarboton: Birds of Southern Africa, 3rd ed., Struik Publishers, 2002 (ISBN 978-1-86872-721-6)
External links
- Northern black korhaan (= White-winged black korhaan) - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
Media related to Eupodotis afraoides at Wikimedia Commons
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