Bustards (Otididae)
Karoo Bustard (Eupodotis vigorsii) - HBW 3, p. 268
French: Outarde de Vigors
German: Knarrtrappe
Spanish: Sisón del Karroo
Other common names: Black-throated/Vigors's Bustard/Korhaan, Karoo/Vaal Korhaan
Taxonomy: Otis Vigorsii A. Smith, 1831, South Africa.
Forms parapatric species pair with E. rueppellii, with which frequently considered conspecific; these two and E. humilis formerly placed in genus Heterotetrax. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- namaqua (Roberts, 1932) - S Namibia and NW Cape Province.
- vigorsii (A. Smith, 1831) - South Africa, in Orange Free State and S Cape Province.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male walking and displaying its throat feathers Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (ssp vigorsii)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 December 2000 4 years ago 45 sec 4.3
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Newly hatched chick at clutch
Locality Richtersveld National Park, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 13 August 2006 44 weeks ago 3.4 -
A bird walking
Locality Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
Aleix Comas 21 August 2007 2 years ago 3.3 -
Bustard see well at close range.
Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp vigorsii)
Loutjie Steenberg 19 December 2010 51 weeks ago 2.9 -
calling bird
Locality Camdeboo National Park, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 10 November 2010 44 weeks ago 2.5
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Adult male calling Locality Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 21 December 2002 2 years ago 4
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