Kori Bustard - BirdForum Opus

Photo by gerwin
Etosha, Namibia, August 2008

Ardeotis kori

Identification

110 cm long, 60-90cm tall

• Grey plumage
• Black crest
• Yellow legs

Distribution

Female
Photo by ririhugs
Kdalagadi National Park, South Africa

Disjunctly distributed in north-eastern and southern Africa.

Taxonomy

Subspecies¹

• 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

Arid grasslands.

Behaviour

Displaying male
Photo by DoriM
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

1. 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

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Kori Bustard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Kori_Bustard

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