Northern black korhaan
| Northern black korhaan | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Otidiformes |
| 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 occurs mainly in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. 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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