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White-quilled bustard

Northern black korhaan
Eupodotis afraoides -Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa-8.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus: Afrotis
Species: A. afraoides
Binomial name
Afrotis afraoides
(Smith, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Eupodotis afraoides

The northern black korhaan (Afrotis afraoides), also known as the white-quilled bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family Otididae. It occurs mainly in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. Its habitat is primarily open grassland and scrub.



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