Rüppell's korhaan
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Rüppell's korhaan | |
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From Namib-Naukluft National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Otidiformes |
Family: | Otididae |
Genus: | Heterotetrax |
Species: | H. r. [1]
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Binomial name | |
Heterotetrax rueppelii [1] (Wahlberg, 1856)
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General range: the Namib desert | |
Synonyms | |
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Rüppell's korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), also known as Rüppell's bustard, is a species of
Rüppell's korhaan are usually monogamous but sometimes breed in large family groups. It lays eggs all year round with a peak season from February to May. Nests are made among rocks and stone with some occasional plant coverage. It can lay 1-3 eggs in one breeding cycle and these are incubated solely by the female. Rüppell's Korhaan are omnivorous, having a diet of mostly invertebrates such as small reptiles and termites and they also eat leaves and seeds. Eating is usually done while pecking at the ground as they walk.
Bustards are highly susceptible to the loss or modification of habitat, nearly always as a result of increasing pressures from agriculture, hunting, poaching for sport and food - especially during breading season. As a result of their elusiveness, natural shyness, large home ranges, combined with their camouflage, they are one of the most difficult groups on which to obtain any sufficient biological, population, or mortality data. The conservation of these animals is almost entirely the responsibility of Namibia.
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adult male
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juvenile male
References
- ^ 1856. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 13, p.174
- . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- del Hoyo, J., et al., eds. (1996). Handbook of the Birds of the World 3: 268–269. Lynx Edicions.
- Burger, Pompie. “Bird's-Eye View - Rüppell's Korhaan.” Travel News Namibia, 30 Sept. 2015, www.travelnewsnamibia.com/activities/birding/birds-eye-view-ruppells-korhaan/.
- Collar, N. J. "The bustards and their conservation." Bustard in Decline, Jaipur (1982): 244–255.
- “Eupodotis Rueppellii (Rüppell's Korhaan).” Biodiversity Explorer The Web of Life in Southern Africa, www.biodiversityexplorer.org/birds/otitidae/eupodotis_rueppellii.htm.
- “Ruppell's Korhaan | Namibia.” Cardboard Box Travel Shop, 1998, www.Namibian.org/travel/birds/ruppells-korhaan.html.
External links
- Rüppell's Korhaan - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds