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Blue Bustard
Eupodotis caerulescens (Vieillot, LJP 1820)
The blue korhaan or blue bustard 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 grassland, dry shrubland, arable land and pastureland. Its preferred habitat is one with short grassland and flat topography. Source: Wikipedia
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Otidiformes
Family:
Otididae
Genus:
Eupodotis
Scientific:
Eupodotis caerulescens
Classification
Order:Otidiformes
Family:
Otididae
Genus:
Eupodotis
Scientific:
Eupodotis caerulescens
Original description
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1820)
Reference:
Tabl. Encycl. Méth. Nat. Orn.
1 p.334
Protonym:
Otis Caerulesens
Type locality:
Kaffraria.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/208150#page/440/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
501B3D622D2A02BD
Avibase ID:
avibase-501B3D62
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/501B3D62
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176436
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Eupodotis caerulescens: Acacia and grasslands of South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Blue Bustard
Catalan:
Sisó blau
Czech:
drop modravý
Danish:
Blåtrappe
German:
Blautrappe
Spanish:
Sisón Azulado
Spanish (Spain):
Sisón Azulado
Finnish:
sinitrappi
French:
Outarde plombée
Croatian:
plavetna droplja
Hungarian:
kék túzok
Italian:
Otarda blu
Japanese (romaji):
aoshounogan
Japanese:
アオショウノガン
Lithuanian:
melsvasis einis
Dutch:
Blauwe Trap
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåtrappe
Norwegian:
Blåtrappe
Polish:
dropik modry
Portuguese:
Abetarda-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
sisão-azulado
Russian:
Голубой корхан
Slovak:
drop modrý
Serbian:
Plava droplja
Swedish:
blåtrapp
Ukrainian:
Корхаан блакитний
Chinese:
蓝鸨
Chinese (Traditional):
藍鴇
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Outarde plombée ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Outarde plombée ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 1st edition: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements, version 2021: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements, version 2022: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements, version 2023: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 4th edition: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 6th edition: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements, version 2015: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements, version 2016: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements, version 2017: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements, version 2018: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Clements, version 2019: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 1.50: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 1.52: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 1.53: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 1.54: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 1.55: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 2015: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 2016: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 2017: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 2018: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 2019: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 2021: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 2022: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| eBird version 2023: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis coerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis coerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis coerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis coerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis coerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis coerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis coerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Eupodotis caerulescens |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Eupodotis caerulesens |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Eupodotis caerulesens |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue Bustard ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Blue Korhaan ( Eupodotis caerulescens) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eupodotis caerulescens |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eupodotis coerulescens |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Bloukorhaan
Catalan: Sisó blau
Czech: Drop modravý
Danish: Blåtrappe
German: Blautrappe
English: Blue Bustard, Blue Knorhaan, Blue Korhaan
English, HBW: Blue Bustard
English (IOC): Blue Korhaan
English (United States): Blue Bustard
English (South Africa): Blue Korhaan
Esperanto: Blua otido
Spanish: Sisón Azulado
Spanish (Spain): Sisón Azulado
Spanish (HBW): Blue Bustard
Estonian: sinitrapp
Finnish: Sinitrappi
French: Outarde bleue, Outarde plombée
Croatian: plavetna droplja
Hungarian: kék túzok
Italian: Otarda azzurra, Otarda blu
Japanese (romaji): aoshounogan
Japanese: アオショウノガン
Scientific: Eupodotis caerulescens, Eupodotis caerulesens, Eupodotis coerulescens, Otis Caerulesens [sic], Otis ferox
Lithuanian: melsvasis einis, Melsvasis korchanas
Dutch: Blauwe Trap
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåtrappe
Norwegian: Blåtrappe
Polish: dropik modry
Portuguese: Abetarda-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): sisão-azulado
Russian: Голубая малая дрофа, Голубой корхан
Slovak: drop modrý
Serbian: Plava droplja
Sotho, Southern: Tlatlaoe
Swedish: Blåtrapp
Turkish: Mavi toy
Ukrainian: Корхаан блакитний
Chinese: 蓝鸨
Chinese (Traditional): 藍鴇
Zulu: uMbukwane
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