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Ardeotis kori

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Location: Location: Etosha, Namibie.

[edit] Identification

110 cm long, 60-90cm tall. Grey, black crest, yellow legs.

[edit] Distribution

Disjunctly distributed in northeastern and southern Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies¹

• A. k. struthiunculus - Ethiopia to nw Somalia, se Sudan, ne Uganda and n Tanzania
• A. k. kori - S Angola to Namibia, Botswana, s Zimbabwe and Mozambique

[edit] Habitat

Arid grasslands.

[edit] Behaviour

The females build a nest on the ground and incubate the eggs, foregoing eating for days. When the chicks hatch, the mother brings soft food.

[edit] References

1. Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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