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Ardeotis kori
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Location: Location: Etosha, Namibie.

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

  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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