White-quilled Bustard

White-quilled Bustard
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Otididae
Genus:	Afrotis
Species:	A. afraoides
Binomial name
Afrotis afraoides (Smith, 1831)
Synonyms
Eupodotis afraoides

The White-quilled Bustard (Afrotis afraoides [=Eupodotis afraoides]; also known as Northern Black Korhaan) is a species of bird in the Otididae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its habitat is primarily open grassland and scrub.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Eupodotis afraoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
• Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey, Warwick Tarboton: Birds of Southern Africa, 3rd ed., Struik Publishers, 2002 (ISBN 978-1-86872-721-6)

See also

• Southern Black Korhaan

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