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Karoo Korhaan

Heterotetrax vigorsii (Smith, A 1831)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Karoo Bustard - Eupodotis vigorsii Andrew Spencer 2015-09-19 Karoo NP, Western Cape, South Africa, Western Cape (South Africa)   -   208765701
macaulaylibrary.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Andrew Spencer 2015-09-15 Barrydale, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) (150 m) call -

calls from a pair of birds on the ground in an open, grassy pasture with a few bushes around the margins.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

292582
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii vigorsii Werner van der Walt 2016-12-04 Beaufort West, Central Karoo DC, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) (900 m) call, female, male -

Male and female in duet standing still on the ground

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

391904
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii vigorsii Frank Lambert 2019-10-26 R358-R14, Khâi-Ma Municipality, Namakwa, Northern Cape, Kenhardt (South Africa) (700 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

516044
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Bustard - Eupodotis vigorsii Andrew Spencer 2015-09-19 Karoo NP, Western Cape, South Africa, Western Cape (South Africa)   -   208765711
macaulaylibrary.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Andrew Spencer 2015-09-19 Karoo National Park, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) (950 m) call -

calls from the same pair as in XC292583.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

292584
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Lynette Rudman 2022-05-08 Aberdeen Plain (near Noagashoogte), Western District, Eastern Cape, Uitenhage (South Africa) (500 m) adult, call, duet, female, male -

A pair of Karoo Korhaans were standing on the crest of a little hill and calling together. This is the soundtrack taken from the video of these birds calling and it can be viewed on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtYbal5ZxY&abchannel=LynetteRudman

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

726757
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Andrew Spencer 2015-09-19 Karoo National Park, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) (950 m) call -

calls from a pair of birds on the ground in an open, short karoo scrub.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

292583
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii vigorsii Frank Lambert 2019-10-25 Koa Dunes to Pofadder, Khâi-Ma Municipality, Namakwa, Northern Cape, Namakwaland (South Africa) (1000 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

515511
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Lynette Rudman 2016-06-05 Somerset East, Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (700 m) call -

A pair seen calling from a flat open Karoo habitat with small low Karoo bushes.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

320473
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Lynette Rudman 2014-07-09 Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (800 m) call, female, male -

A pair of these korhaan seen calling in duet.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

252035
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii vigorsii Frank Lambert 2019-10-23 119km S of Calvinia route 355, Breede River DC, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, Ceres (South Africa) (460 m) adult, female, male, pair, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

515454
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Lynette Rudman 2016-06-05 Somerset East, Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (750 m) call -

A pair seen calling from a flat open Karoo plain.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

320474
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Peter Boesman 2017-09-19 P2250, Tangua, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) song - [sono] 392504
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Alan Collett 2021-03-19 Ubuntu Local Municipality (near Deelfontein), Bo-Karoo, Northern Cape, Richmond (South Africa) (1300 m) duet -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

633246
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii vigorsii Frank Lambert 2019-11-18 Aloe Canyons area, Swellendam Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Swellendam (South Africa) (90 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

521327
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Alan Collett 2016-02-07 Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (1300 m) call -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:yes

355031
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Alan Collett 2016-05-21 Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (800 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

317712
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Peter Boesman 2017-09-20 NE of Calvinia, Northern Cape, Northern Cape (South Africa) song - [sono] 392505
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Korhaan - Eupodotis vigorsii Rick Nuttall 2022-06-30 VP4, Aberdeen Plain, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, Aberdeen (South Africa) (850 m) duet, flight call, song, Territorial vocalizations, flight calls -

A single bird uttering short, sharp 1,2 & 4-syllable calls in flight (0:01 to 0:48,1:23 to 1:29,1:43), as well as a number of pairs of birds duetting (territorial vocalizations) in semi-arid Karoo veld, close to a low, rocky ridge. Minimal high pass filtering applied; normalized to -6dB.

780428
xeno-canto.org
Karoo Bustard - Heterotetrax vigorsii Dave Rimmer (Kingdom Birding Tours) 2026-03-18 , Western Cape (South Africa)   -   659107467
macaulaylibrary.org
Karoo Bustard - Heterotetrax vigorsii Daniel Engelbrecht - Birding Ecotours 2024-06-15 , Karas (Namibia)   -   620670360
macaulaylibrary.org
Karoo Bustard - Eupodotis vigorsii Gabriel Jamie 2021-03-29 Auto selected -30.32513, 20.58411, Northern Cape, South Africa, Northern Cape (South Africa)   -   321809931
macaulaylibrary.org
Karoo Bustard - Heterotetrax vigorsii Etienne Marais 2026-04-19 , Northern Cape (South Africa)   -   656646988
macaulaylibrary.org
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