Afrotis
| Afrotis | |
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| Afrotis in Iconographia Zoologica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Otidiformes |
| Family: | Otididae |
| Genus: | Gray, GR, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Otis afra[1] Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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Afrotis is a genus of bustard in the family Otididae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa, and contains two species. It is sometimes included in the genus Eupodotis.[2]
Species
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Southern black korhaan
| Afrotis afra (Smith, 1831) | Western and southern South Africa, from Little Namaqualand to Cape Town and east to Grahamstown | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU
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| Northern black korhaan
| Afrotis afraoides (Linnaeus, 1758) Three subspecies
| Southern Africa. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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References
- ^ "Otididae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ Collar, Nigel (1996), "Family Otididae (Bustards)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3, Hoatzin to Auks, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 240–273, ISBN 84-87334-20-2
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