Northern black korhaan

Northern black korhaan
male Etosha National Park, Namibia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Otidiformes
Family:	Otididae
Genus:	Afrotis
Species:	A. afraoides
Binomial name
Afrotis afraoides (Smith, 1831)
Synonyms
Eupodotis afraoides

The northern black korhaan (Afrotis afraoides), also known as the white-quilled bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. It occurs mainly in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. Its habitat is primarily open grassland and scrub.

Gallery

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  In flight, showing white inner vanes to remiges
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  female

See also

• Southern black korhaan

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)

External links

• Northern black korhaan (= White-winged black korhaan) - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds

Media related to Eupodotis afraoides at Wikimedia Commons