Bustards (Otididae)
Blue Bustard (Eupodotis caerulescens) - HBW 3, p. 268
French: Outarde plombée
German: Blautrappe
Spanish: Sisón Azulado
Other common names: Blue Korhaan
Taxonomy: Otis Cærulesens [sic] Vieillot, 1820, “Kaffraria” = eastern Cape Province.
In past, isolated by some authors in genus Trachelotis. Monotypic.
Distribution: South Africa in E Cape, Orange Free State, W Natal and S Transvaal (E & C Highveld); also Lesotho.
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A male calling and displaying its throat feathers, then the female joining and doing the same Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 December 2001 5 years ago 35 sec 4.3 -
A male performing a display while another male is walking around Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 December 2001 5 years ago 22 sec 3.6
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A couple in a meadow, which was on fire.
Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Carmelo López 25 September 2003 2 years ago 2.7
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A pair calling while displaying. Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
(Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 December 2001 15 weeks ago 4
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