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Blue Korhaan
03 24 012 Eupodotis caerulescens m
Male
Information
Common Name Blue Bustard
Range Lesotho and South Africa.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Otidiformes
Family Otididae
Genus Eupodotis
Species Eupodotis caerulescens
Conservation Status
NTSpecies
Near Threatened

The Blue korhaan or blue bustard (Eupodotis caerulescens), is a species of bustard in the Otididae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its call is a series of frog-like croaks, usually uttered in flight. Its natural habitat is plateau grassland, dry shrubland, arable land and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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