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
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