Red-crested Korhaan
Lophotis ruficrista(Smith, A, 1836)
English (US) Red-crested Korhaan
The Red-crested Korhaan (Lophotis ruficrista) 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.
Range: southern Angola to northeastern Namibia, Botswana, southern Zambia and northern Southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lophotis ruficrista
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-crested Korhaan
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Otis ruficrista
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
- Type locality
- Near Latakoo, Bechuanaland.
- Original description
- Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) p.56
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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