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| + | [[File:White-bellied_Bustard_VS.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male of subspecies ''erlangeri''<br>Photo © by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Ruaha National Park, [[Tanzania]], 20 September 2019]] | ||
;[[:Category:Eupodotis|Eupodotis]] senegalensis | ;[[:Category:Eupodotis|Eupodotis]] senegalensis | ||
| − | + | '''Includes: Barrow's Korhaan''' or '''Barrow's Bustard''' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Female_white_bellied_bustard_kenya.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female of subspecies ''canicollis''.<br>Photo © by {{user|THE_FERN|THE_FERN}}. Buffalo Springs National Park, [[Kenya]], November 2021]] | ||
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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. | 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== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[File:White-bellied_Bustard_Leucistic_VLKST.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Leucistic<br />Photo © by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />[[Tarangire National Park]], [[Tanzania]], 14 September 2023]] | ||
Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] from about 17°N to 17°S and further south into eastern [[South Africa]]. | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] from about 17°N to 17°S and further south into eastern [[South Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies | + | Subspecies ''barrowii'' may be recognised as a full species, "Barrow's Bustard" or "Barrow's Korhaan", ''E. barrowii'' (e.g. by Sibley & Monroe [[#References|[3]]]). |
| − | *''E. s. senegalensis'' | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | *''E. s. canicollis'' | + | Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]: |
| − | *''E. s. erlangeri'' | + | *''E. s. senegalensis'': South-western [[Mauritania]] to [[Guinea]], [[Central African Republic]] and southern [[Sudan]] |
| − | *''E. s. mackenziei'' | + | *''E. s. canicollis'': [[Ethiopia]] to [[Kenya]] and north-eastern [[Tanzania]] |
| − | *''E. s. barrowii'' | + | *''E. s. erlangeri'': Southern [[Kenya]] and western [[Tanzania]] |
| − | + | *''E. s. mackenziei'': Eastern [[Gabon]] to southern [[Zaire]], eastern [[Angola]] and western [[Zambia]] | |
| + | *''E. s. barrowii'': "'''Barrow's Bustard'''". [[Botswana]] to eastern [[South Africa]] and [[eSwatini]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Prefers grassland with scattered shrub cover. | Prefers grassland with scattered shrub cover. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Usually seen in pairs or family groups. | Usually seen in pairs or family groups. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#{{Ref-Gilletal09}}#{{Ref-SibleyMonroe96}} |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Eupodotis | + | {{GSearch| "Eupodotis senegalensis" {{!}} "White-bellied Bustard" {{!}} "Barrow's Korhaan" {{!}} "Barrow's Bustard"}} |
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Eupodotis]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Eupodotis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:55, 16 April 2024
Male of subspecies erlangeri
Photo © by volker sthamer
Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, 20 September 2019
Photo © by volker sthamer
Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, 20 September 2019
- Eupodotis senegalensis
Includes: Barrow's Korhaan or Barrow's Bustard
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
Subspecies barrowii may be recognised as a full species, "Barrow's Bustard" or "Barrow's Korhaan", E. barrowii (e.g. by Sibley & Monroe [3]).
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- E. s. senegalensis: South-western Mauritania to Guinea, Central African Republic and southern Sudan
- E. s. canicollis: Ethiopia to Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania
- E. s. erlangeri: Southern Kenya and western Tanzania
- E. s. mackenziei: Eastern Gabon to southern Zaire, eastern Angola and western Zambia
- E. s. barrowii: "Barrow's Bustard". Botswana to eastern South Africa and eSwatini
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.1
