Bustards (Otididae)
Rüppell's Bustard (Eupodotis rueppellii) - HBW 3, p. 268
French: Outarde de Rüppell
German: Rüppelltrappe
Spanish: Sisón de Damaraland
Other common names: Rüppell's Korhaan
Taxonomy: Otis Rüppelii [sic] Wahlberg, 1856, Onanis, Damaraland.
Forms parapatric species pair with E. vigorsii, with which frequently considered conspecific; these two and E. humilis formerly placed in genus Heterotetrax. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rueppellii (Wahlberg, 1856) - coastal S Angola (N to Benguela) and NW Namibia.
- fitzsimonsi (Roberts, 1937) - CW Namibia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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2 birds feeding in sparse vegetation Locality Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia (ssp fitzsimonsi)
mark sutton 2 years ago 41 sec 4.2 -
Birds courting - male and female calling. Locality Erongo Region, Namibia
Doug and Denise Norris 15 April 2003 21 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 45 sec 4 -
An individual feeding on bare ground Locality Brandberg Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia (ssp fitzsimonsi)
Keith Blomerley 19 January 2007 5 years ago 20 sec 4 -
A bird walking through sparse grass Locality Brandberg Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia (ssp fitzsimonsi)
Keith Blomerley 19 January 2007 5 years ago 19 sec 4 -
Three birds singing. Locality Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia (ssp fitzsimonsi)
Josep del Hoyo 6 August 1998 11 years ago 53 sec 3.4 -
A pair walking. Locality Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia (ssp fitzsimonsi)
Josep del Hoyo 6 August 1998 10 years ago 26 sec 3.3
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A bird walking
Locality Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
Aleix Comas 21 August 2007 3 years ago 4.3 -
A pair on the ground.
Locality Khomas Region, Namibia (ssp fitzsimonsi)
Fran Trabalon 4 November 2011 29 weeks ago 3.8 -
A male with a female in the background.
Locality Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
Ken Havard 5 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.6 -
Walking in the brush not far from the highway. Very well disguised.
Locality Spitzkoppe, Erongo Region, Namibia
Lee Hunter 29 July 2010 16 weeks ago 3.5 -
A male walking in the grass
Locality Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
Nacho Aransay 21 June 2011 11 weeks ago 3.4
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Several males calling together. Locality Spitzkoppe, Erongo Region, Namibia
(ssp fitzsimonsi)
Charles Hesse 13 November 2009 3 years ago 4.7
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