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Kori Bustard

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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.

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