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:*Recognised as a full species '''Barrow's Bustard''' or '''Barrow's Korhaan''' ''E. barrowii'' by Sibley & Monroe<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup> and Gill ''et al''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | :*Recognised as a full species '''Barrow's Bustard''' or '''Barrow's Korhaan''' ''E. barrowii'' by Sibley & Monroe<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup> and Gill ''et al''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
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Revision as of 21:17, 13 November 2021
- Eupodotis senegalensis
Includes: Barrow's Korhaan
Identification
Males and females both show the distinctive white belly but can be distinguished by their facial markings - the male has a black line bordering the crown and a black stripe below the eye.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa from about 17°N to 17°S and further south into eastern South Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- E. s. senegalensis
- South-western Mauritania to Guinea, Central African Republic and southern Sudan
- E. s. canicollis
- E. s. erlangeri
- E. s. mackenziei
- E. s. barrowii
- Botswana to eastern South Africa and eSwatini
- Recognised as a full species Barrow's Bustard or Barrow's Korhaan E. barrowii by Sibley & Monroe[3] and Gill et al[2].
Habitat
Prefers grassland with scattered shrub cover.
Behaviour
Usually seen in pairs or family groups.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Gill, F, M Wright and D Donsker. 2009. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.0). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.