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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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status 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 ZoologyHabitat 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
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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