Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013 *

[Duke]

+Norhern Black Korhaan

[Amoli]

Northern black korhaan / Witvlerkkorhaan (Afrotis afraoides)
The Northern black korhaan is endemic to southern Africa, and is uncommon to common in a wide variety of habitats. It feeds mainly on insects, such as termites, grasshoppers and beetles, but it also eats plant products, such as seeds. The male vigorously defends his displaying territory from other males, attacking them with his wings and mating with multiple females, who solely incubates the 1-3 eggs and raises the chicks. Amazingly, the chicks can fly when they are only half grown!

Northern Black Korhaan

March 2013

November 2012+

[Duke]

When you drive the Upper or Lower Dune road in the KTP, you will startle many a Northern Black Korhaan. The bird will take off and call you all kinds of things for disturbing it

[nan]

Northern Black Kohraan/Outarde à miroir blanc

never happy

[Lisbeth]

Northern black korhaan

[mposthumus]

Some taken over the last few years

February 2010


June 2010


April 2011


December 2011


January 2012


September 2012




Kori Bustard & Steenbok

[mposthumus]

January 2013


May 2013


June 2013

[nan]

and again a magnificent male... with an allure

[nan]

Ludwig's Bustard/Outarde de Ludwig female

this one had decided to eat all the yellow flowers ... it was the year of the flowers

[nan]

Ludwig's Bustard/Outarde de Ludwig

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