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;[[:Category:Ardeotis|Ardeotis]] kori | ;[[:Category:Ardeotis|Ardeotis]] kori | ||
| − | [[Image:Kori_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mybs <br | + | [[Image:Kori_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''Mybs'''<br>Location: 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, black crest, yellow legs. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]]. | + | Disjunctly distributed in northeastern and southern [[Africa]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | *''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 | ||
==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. | 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. | ||
| + | ==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 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ardeotis+kori}} | {{GSearch|Ardeotis+kori}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]][[Category:Ardeotis]] |
Revision as of 17:51, 15 July 2008
- Ardeotis kori
Identification
110 cm long, 60-90cm tall. Grey, black crest, yellow legs.
Distribution
Disjunctly distributed in northeastern and southern Africa.
Taxonomy
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
Habitat
Arid grasslands.
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.
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
