''Eupodotis'' is a genus of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
in the
bustard
Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large, terrestrial birds living mainly in dry grassland areas and on the steppes of the Old World. They range in length from . They make up the family Otididae (, formerly known as Otidae). Bust ...
family Otididae. It contains the five species, all restricted to Africa. Species in the genera ''
Afrotis'' and ''
Lophotis'' are sometimes included in this genus;
however some authorities separate the Karoo korhaan, Rüpell's Korhaan and little brown bustard as a separate genus ''Heterotetrax''.
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Species
* White-bellied bustard (''Eupodotis senegalensis'')
* Blue korhaan
The blue korhaan or blue bustard (''Eupodotis caerulescens'') is a species of bird in the family Otididae which is native to South Africa. Its call is a series of frog-like croaks, usually uttered in flight. Its natural habitat is plateau gra ...
(''Eupodotis caerulescens'')
* Karoo korhaan
The karoo korhaan (''Eupodotis vigorsii''), also known as karoo bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae, from Southern Africa. The species is sometimes placed in the genus '' Heterotetrax''. It is the sister-species to Rüppe ...
(''Eupodotis vigorsii'')
* Rüppell's korhaan
Rüppell's Korhaan (''Eupodotis rueppellii''), also known as Rüppell's bustard, is a species of bird in the family Otididae. The species is a small bustard
Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large, terrestrial birds living mai ...
(''Eupodotis rueppellii'')
* Little brown bustard
The little brown bustard (''Eupodotis humilis'') is a species of bird in the family Otididae. Found in Ethiopia and Somalia, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. As ind ...
(''Eupodotis humilis'')
References
Bird genera
Taxa named by René Lesson
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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