Eupodotis
Genus of birds
| 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 | |
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]
Species
| 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
| Saharan Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Blue korhaan
| Eupodotis caerulescens (Vieillot, 1821) | South Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT
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References
- ^ "Otididae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ Collar, Nigel (1996), "Family Otididae (Bustards)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3, Hoatzin to Auks, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 240–273, ISBN 84-87334-20-2
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Bustards (order: Otidiformes · family: Otididae)
- Northern black korhaan (E. afra)
- Southern black korhaan (E. afraoides)
- Arabian bustard (A. arabs)
- Kori bustard (A. kori)
- Great Indian bustard (A. nigriceps)
- Australian bustard (A. australis)
- Houbara bustard (C. undulata)
- MacQueen's bustard (C. macqueeni)
- White-bellied bustard (E. senegalensis)
- Blue korhaan (E. caerulescens)
- Karoo korhaan (E. vigorsii)
- Rüppell's korhaan (E. rueppellii)
- Little brown bustard (E. humilis)
- Bengal florican (H. bengalensis)
- Black-bellied bustard (L. melanogaster)
- Hartlaub's bustard (L. hartlaubii)
- Savile's bustard (L. savilei)
- Buff-crested bustard (L. gindiana)
- Red-crested korhaan (L. ruficrista)
- Ludwig's bustard (N. ludwigii)
- Denham's bustard (N. denhami)
- Heuglin's bustard (N. heuglinii)
- Nubian bustard (N. nuba)
- Great bustard (O. tarda)
- Lesser florican (S. indicus)
- Little bustard (T. tetrax)
26 living species in eleven genera
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