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| - | ;Ardeotis kori | + | [[Image:Kori_Bustarda.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|gerwin|gerwin}}<br />Etosha, [[Namibia]], August 2008]] |
| - | [[Image:Kori_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mybs]] | + | ;[[:Category:Ardeotis|Ardeotis]] kori |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | Photo taken: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa | + | 110 cm long, 60-90cm tall |
| - | | + | *Grey plumage |
| - | It is a member of the bustard family. It may be the heaviest bird capable of flight, although this title may also belong to the similarly-dimensioned Great Bustard. | + | *Black crest |
| - | | + | *Yellow legs |
| - | The Kori Bustard is mostly grey in color, with a black crest on its head and yellow legs. Kori Bustards are often found with bee-eaters riding on their backs as they stride through the grass. The bee-eaters make the most of their walking perch by hawking insects from the bustard's back that are disturbed by the bustard's wandering. | + | |
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| - | This is a large and heavy bird, and avoids flying if possible. It spends most of its time on the ground, foraging for the seeds and lizards which make up most of its diet. | + | |
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| - | The male Kori Bustard averages at about 110 cm (3.7 feet) in length and stands 60-90 cm (2-3 ft) tall. An average male bird would weigh about 13.5 kg (30 lb), but exceptional birds may weigh over 20 kg (44 lb). A report exists of a 34 kg (75 lb) bird, but it is not verified and must be beheld with skeptism because it so much heavier than any other recorded weight for a Kori Bustard. The female Kori Bustard averages 7.7 kg (17 lb) and is usually 20% shorter than a male. | + | |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | The Kori Bustard, Ardeotis kori, is a large bird native to Africa. | + | [[Image:P1000441 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|ririhugs|ririhugs}}<br />[[Kdalagadi National Park]], [[South Africa]]]] |
| | + | Disjunctly distributed in north-eastern and southern [[Africa]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== |
| | + | *''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]] |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Arid grasslands. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | Like all bustards, Koris have polygnous breeding habits, where one male displays to attract several females and mates with them all. He then leaves the females to care for the eggs and young by themselves. The females build a nest on the ground and incubate the eggs, foregoing eating for days. When the chicks hatch, the mother brings them a steady stream of food, most of it soft so the chicks can eat it easily. | + | [[Image:39129KBustardD.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Displaying male<br />Photo by {{user|DoriM|DoriM}}<br />Ngorongoro, [[Tanzania]], April 2006]] |
| | + | ====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. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}The Website of Everything |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| - | *[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Ardeotis+kori+ View more images of Kori Bustard in the gallery] | + | {{GSearch|Ardeotis+kori}} |
| - | [[Category:Birds]] | + | <br /> |
| | + | {{Video|Kori_Bustard}} |
| | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ardeotis]] [[Category:Videos]] |
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.
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