Southern black korhaan

Southern black korhaan
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus: Afrotis
Species:
A. afra
Binomial name
Afrotis afra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Otis afra Linnaeus, 1758
  • Eupodotis afra (Linnaeus, 1758)

The southern black korhaan (Afrotis afra), also known as the black bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae.[3] This small bustard is found in southwestern South Africa, from Namaqualand, south to Cape Town and east to Makhanda.[1] It prefers semi-arid habitats such as grasslands, shrublands and savannas where it can easily prey on ground-dwelling arthropods and eat seeds.[1][4] It reproduces yearly in the spring and will lay about one or two eggs per breeding season.[5]

Numbers have declined rapidly as much of its habitat has been converted to agricultural land and remaining tracts are often fragmented.[1][6] Due to this habitat destruction, the species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e BirdLife International (2016). "Afrotis afra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691975A93331501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691975A93331501.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ del Hoyo, Josep; Collar, Nigel J. (2014). "Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world". Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International. 1: Non-passerines.
  4. ^ Kok, O. B.; Earlé, R. A. (1990-12-01). "Diet of the Black Korhaan Eupodotis Afra in the Orange Free State and North-West Cape". Ostrich. 61 (3–4): 107–110. doi:10.1080/00306525.1990.9634155. ISSN 0030-6525.
  5. ^ Hockey, P.A.R.; Dean, W.R.J.; Ryan, P.G. (2005). Roberts - Birds of southern Africa, VIIIth edition. Cape Town: The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund.
  6. ^ Hofmeyr, Sally D (2012). Impacts of environmental change on large terrestrial bird species in South Africa: insights from citizen science data. University of Cape Town. OCLC 920646225.