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Photo by gerwin
Etosha, Namibia, August 2008

Ardeotis kori

[edit] Identification

110 cm long, 60-90cm tall

• Grey plumage
• Black crest
• Yellow legs

[edit] Distribution

Female
Photo by ririhugs
Kdalagadi National Park, South Africa

Disjunctly distributed in north-eastern and southern Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies¹

• A. k. struthiunculus:

• Ethiopia to north-western Somalia, south-eastern Sudan, north-eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania

• A. k. kori:

• Southern Angola to Namibia, Botswana, southern Zimbabwe and Mozambique

[edit] Habitat

Arid grasslands.

[edit] Behaviour

Displaying male
Photo by DoriM
Ngorongoro, Tanzania, April 2006

[edit] Breeding

The ground nest is built by the female who also incubates the eggs. She may not eat for several days. When the chicks hatch, the mother brings soft food.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

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• List of references

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