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 taking off and landing. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp struthiunculus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 5 years ago 26 sec 4.6 -
A bird walking alert. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp struthiunculus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 5 years ago 43 sec 4.4 -
An adult walking and scratching head with leg Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya (ssp struthiunculus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 August 2000 9 years ago 27 sec 4.2 -
A bird feeding Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp kori)
Josep del Hoyo 20 July 1998 5 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
Bird with Northern Carmine Bee Eaters Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Keith and Lynn Youngs 14 November 2010 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 21 sec 4 -
A bird walking through scattered scrub Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp kori)
Keith Blomerley 14 January 2007 4 years ago 27 sec 3.9
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an adult male.
Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania
M P Goodey 1 December 2006 28 weeks ago 4.5 -
Kori Bustard displaying
Locality Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
ingwe24 26 September 2007 2 years ago 4.4 -
An adult walking on the ground.
Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa (ssp kori)
Carmelo López 4 December 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
A bird in the bush near Satara
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ghislain Gosse 13 August 2011 22 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird in hot midday.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp kori)
Fran Trabalon 30 October 2008 31 weeks ago 3.9 -
Strutting through long grass.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp kori)
David Beadle 14 January 2011 4 weeks ago 3.8
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