Bustards (Otididae)
Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) - HBW 3, p. 263
French: Outarde kori
German: Riesentrappe
Spanish: Avutarda Kori
Other common names: Large Bustard
Taxonomy: Otis Kori Burchell, 1822, confluence of Vaal and Orange Rivers.
In past, genus frequently labelled Choriotis, but Ardeotis has priority; genus sometimes merged with Otis. Present species forms superspecies with A. arabs. Sometimes alternatively considered to form superspecies with A. nigriceps and A. australis; these three have even been lumped together in single species, A. kori. All four Ardeotis have occasionally been placed in same superspecies. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- struthiunculus (Neumann, 1907) - NW Somalia and C Ethiopia through SE Sudan, NE Uganda and Kenya to N Tanzania.
- kori (Burchell, 1822) - S Angola and Namibia E through Botswana to S Zimbabwe and S Mozambique, and S to South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp kori)
Josep del Hoyo 20 July 1998 6 years ago 19 sec 4.6 -
A ventral view of a bird walking on the savanna. Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (ssp struthiunculus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 February 2012 37 weeks ago 31 sec 4.5 -
A presumed male (they are larger than females) walking and then foraging on the savanna. Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (ssp struthiunculus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 February 2012 37 weeks ago 45 sec 4.5 -
A male displaying and foraging a bit while doing so. Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (ssp struthiunculus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 February 2012 37 weeks ago 29 sec 4.4 -
A bird taking off and landing. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp struthiunculus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 6 years ago 26 sec 4.4 -
close up of a male displaying Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania
ANTHONY VILLAUME 9 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 11 sec 4.3
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Kori Bustard
Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (ssp struthiunculus)
HGhiold 29 October 2012 22 weeks ago 4.5 -
an adult male.
Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (ssp struthiunculus)
M P Goodey 1 December 2006 1 year ago 4.5 -
Close-up view.
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp kori)
Fran Trabalon 11 November 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
wandering big bird
Locality Chobe National Park, North-West District, Botswana (ssp kori)
lsargentini 5 August 2010 32 weeks ago 4.3 -
A couple in the afternoon ,ngorongoro crater
Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania
Cindywutsch 14 September 2012 12 weeks ago 4.3 -
Kori Bustard displaying
Locality Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (ssp struthiunculus)
Philip Perry 26 September 2007 4 years ago 4.2
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