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| - | [[category:incomplete]] | + | [[Image:Kori_Bustarda.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|gerwin|gerwin}}<br />Etosha, [[Namibia]], August 2008]] |
| - | ;Ardeotis kori | + | ;[[:Category:Ardeotis|Ardeotis]] kori |
| - | [[Image:Kori_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mybs <br/> Photo taken: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa]] | + | |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | 110 cm long, 60-90cm tall. Grey, black crest, yellow legs. | + | 110 cm long, 60-90cm tall |
| | + | *Grey plumage |
| | + | *Black crest |
| | + | *Yellow legs |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[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== |
| - | 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. | + | [[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]] |
Current revision
- Ardeotis kori
[edit] Identification
110 cm long, 60-90cm tall
- Grey plumage
- Black crest
- Yellow legs
[edit] Distribution
Disjunctly distributed in north-eastern and southern Africa.
[edit] Taxonomy
[edit] Subspecies1
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[edit] Habitat
Arid grasslands.
[edit] Behaviour
[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
- 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
The Website of Everything
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