Afrotis

Afrotis
Afrotis in Iconographia Zoologica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Otidiformes
Family:	Otididae
Genus:	Afrotis Gray, GR, 1855
Type species
Otis afra[1] Linnaeus, 1758
Species
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Afrotis is a genus of bustard in the family Otididae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa, and contains two species. It is sometimes included in the genus Eupodotis.^[2]

Species

Genus Afrotis – Gray, GR, 1855 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Southern black korhaan	Afrotis afra (Smith, 1831)	Western and southern South Africa, from Little Namaqualand to Cape Town and east to Grahamstown	Size: Habitat: Diet:	VU  Unknown
Northern black korhaan	Afrotis afraoides (Linnaeus, 1758) Three subspecies A. a. etoschae (Grote 1922) A. a. damarensis Roberts 1926 A. a. afraoides (Smith 1831)	Southern Africa.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC  Unknown

References

1. "Otididae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
2. Collar, Nigel (1996), "Family Otididae (Bustards)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3, Hoatzin to Auks, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 240–273, ISBN 84-87334-20-2