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| | + | '''Alternative name: Karoo Korhaan''' |
| | ;[[:Category:Eupodotis|Eupodotis]] vigorsii | | ;[[:Category:Eupodotis|Eupodotis]] vigorsii |
| - | [[Image:Karoo_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''balticbird''']] | + | [[Image:Karoo Korhaan Martin Hobbs KarooNP Jan2011.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Martin+Hobbs|Martin Hobbs}}<br />Karoo NP, [[South Africa]], January 2011]] |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | + | Length 56-60 cm; mass 1.6 kg (males), 1.35 kg (females). |
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| | + | A grey-brown bustard with a black throat and plack patch on the nape. In flight, wings show a black-and-buff pattern. |
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| | + | '''Similar species''': [[Rueppell's Bustard]] is whiter below, paler above, and has a blue-grey neck. |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[Lesotho]], southern [[Namibia]] and [[South Africa]] | + | [[Lesotho]], southern [[Namibia]] and [[South Africa]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References]]</sup>==== | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== |
| - | *''E. v. namaqua'' - Arid s Namibia and nw Cape Province | + | *''E. v. namaqua'' - Arid s Namibia and Northern Cape Province |
| - | *''E. v. vigorsii'' - Orange Free State to s Cape Province | + | *''E. v. vigorsii'' - Free State Province to Western Cape Province (South Africa). |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Mainly stony Karoo shrublands. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | Usually seen in pairs or small groups. Forages for invertebrates, reptiles, grass and seeds while walking. |
| | + | ====Breeding==== |
| | + | Monogamous; cooperative breeding may occur. The nest is a shallow scrape, usually in stony ground with scattered rocks or small shrubs. A single egg is laid June to February. Incubated by the female; after hatching, chick and parents forage together. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | # 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 |
| | + | # Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. ''Robert's Birds of Southern Africa'', 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533 |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| - | {{GSearch|Eupodotis+vigorsii}} | + | {{GSearch|Eupodotis+vigorsii}} |
| - | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Incomplete]][[Category:Eupodotis]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eupodotis]] |
| | + | [[Image:Karoo_Bustard.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Photo by '''balticbird''']] |
Current revision
Alternative name: Karoo Korhaan
- Eupodotis vigorsii
[edit] Identification
Length 56-60 cm; mass 1.6 kg (males), 1.35 kg (females).
A grey-brown bustard with a black throat and plack patch on the nape. In flight, wings show a black-and-buff pattern.
Similar species: Rueppell's Bustard is whiter below, paler above, and has a blue-grey neck.
[edit] Distribution
Lesotho, southern Namibia and South Africa.
[edit] Taxonomy
[edit] Subspecies1
- E. v. namaqua - Arid s Namibia and Northern Cape Province
- E. v. vigorsii - Free State Province to Western Cape Province (South Africa).
[edit] Habitat
Mainly stony Karoo shrublands.
[edit] Behaviour
Usually seen in pairs or small groups. Forages for invertebrates, reptiles, grass and seeds while walking.
[edit] Breeding
Monogamous; cooperative breeding may occur. The nest is a shallow scrape, usually in stony ground with scattered rocks or small shrubs. A single egg is laid June to February. Incubated by the female; after hatching, chick and parents forage together.
[edit] References
- 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
- Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533
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