The kori bustard is the largest flying bird native to Africa. It belongs to the bustard family, all of whose members are in the order Otidiformes and are restricted to the Old World, and is one of four species in the large-bodied genus Ardeotis. The male kori bustard may be the heaviest living animal capable of flight.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Kori Bustard (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Ardeotis kori
In Ecosystem
Source Wikidata: Bull Shark
Additional Source Kruger National Park (Wikipedia)Article text
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Ardeotis kori
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyReproduction, lifespan
Range lifespan Status: captivity 26 (high) years
Habitat Regions, Ardeotis kori
Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix II
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
They are also hunted for their meat.
In Biome: Savanna, Terrestrial Biomes
Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland
View the Source 3. Kori Bustard (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q686287 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Child Taxon Of: Otidiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. Wikipedia: Kori Bustard
5. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: ardeotis kori
3703 Nonpasseriformes Otidiformes Otididae Bustards 37 BL3 Ardeotis kori Kori Bustard 20 10 10 0 0 0 20 0 20 20 Omnivore Ref_3 A Carolina 0 0 90 10 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Other 0 7994.16 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Ardeotis kori, Nocturnal column
Ardeotis kori Kori Bustard 20 10 10 0 0 0 20 0 20 20 Omnivore Ref_3 A Carolina 0 0 90 10 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Other 0
View the Source Kruger National Park (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Kruger National Park, Article textQuote, In Ecosystem: Kruger National Park, Article text
They are the lappet-faced vulture, martial eagle, saddle-billed stork, kori bustard, ground hornbill and the reclusive Pel's fishing owl, which is localized and seldom seen.
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