Northern Black Korhaan
Afrotis afraoides(Smith, A, 1831)
English (US) Northern Black Korhaan
The Northern Black Korhaan (Afrotis afraoides) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Otididae (Bustards) in the order Otidiformes.
- Scientific name
- Afrotis afraoides
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Black Korhaan
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Afrotis afraoides etoschae
- Afrotis afraoides damarensis
- Afrotis afraoides afraoides
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Otis Afraoïdes
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1831)
- Type locality
- Flats near the Orange River.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.1 p.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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