Eupodotis | |
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White-bellied bustard | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Otidiformes |
Family: | Otididae |
Genus: |
Eupodotis Lesson, 1839 |
Type species | |
Otis rhaad
[1] Rüppell, 1837
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Eupodotis is a genus of bird in the bustard family Otididae. It contains two species, all restricted to Africa. Species in the genera Afrotis and Lophotis are sometimes included in this genus; [2] however some authorities separate the Karoo korhaan, Rüpell's Korhaan and little brown bustard as a separate genus Heterotetrax. [3]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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White-bellied bustard |
Eupodotis senegalensis (Vieillot, 1821) Five subspecies
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Saharan Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Blue korhaan |
Eupodotis caerulescens (Vieillot, 1821) |
South Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
Eupodotis | |
---|---|
White-bellied bustard | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Otidiformes |
Family: | Otididae |
Genus: |
Eupodotis Lesson, 1839 |
Type species | |
Otis rhaad
[1] Rüppell, 1837
|
Eupodotis is a genus of bird in the bustard family Otididae. It contains two species, all restricted to Africa. Species in the genera Afrotis and Lophotis are sometimes included in this genus; [2] however some authorities separate the Karoo korhaan, Rüpell's Korhaan and little brown bustard as a separate genus Heterotetrax. [3]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
White-bellied bustard |
Eupodotis senegalensis (Vieillot, 1821) Five subspecies
|
Saharan Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Blue korhaan |
Eupodotis caerulescens (Vieillot, 1821) |
South Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|