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White-quilled Bustard

Afrotis afraoides (Smith, A 1831)

The northern black korhaan, also known as the white-quilled bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. It is widely distributed across Southern Africa. Its habitat is primarily open grassland and scrub. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Otidiformes
Family:
  Otididae
Genus:
   Afrotis
Scientific:
  Afrotis afraoides


Original description

Citation:
  (Smith, A 1831)

Reference:
   Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London part 1 (no. 1) p.11

Protonym:
  Otis Afraoïdes

Type locality:
  Flats near the Orange River.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861419


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A6720AF587FB202B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A6720AF5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A6720AF5


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 707802

Geographic range:

  • Afrotis afraoides afraoides: SE Botswana to ne South Africa and Lesotho
  • Afrotis afraoides etoschae: NW Namibia and n Botswana
  • Afrotis afraoides damarensis: Namibia and central Botswana
English:
White-quilled Bustard
Catalan:
Sisó negre septentrional
Czech:
drop šedotemenný
Danish:
Hvidvinget Sorttrappe
German:
Weißflügeltrappe
Spanish:
Sisón Negro Aliclaro
Spanish (Spain):
Sisón negro aliclaro
Finnish:
botswanantrappi
French:
Outarde à miroir blanc
Croatian:
južnoafrička droplja
Hungarian:
fokföldi túzok
Italian:
Otarda alibianche
Japanese (romaji):
hajirokuroerishounogan
Japanese:
ハジロクロエリショウノガン
Lithuanian:
baltaplunksnis juodasis einis
Dutch:
Botswanatrap
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitskafttrappe
Norwegian:
Hvitskafttrappe
Polish:
dropik jasnoskrzydły
Portuguese:
Sisão-de-asas-brancas
Portuguese (Portugal):
sisão-d'asa-branca
Russian:
Белокрылый корхан
Slovak:
drop bielosluchý
Serbian:
Belokrila crna droplja
Swedish:
vitvingad trapp
Ukrainian:
Дрохва світлокрила
Chinese:
白翅黑鸨
Chinese (Traditional):
白翎鴇


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Outarde à miroir blanc ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Outarde à miroir blanc ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-quilled Bustard ( Eupodotis afraoides) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Afrotis afraoides [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Afrotis afraoides [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Afrotis [afra or afraoides] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Witvlerkkorhaan
Catalan: Sisó negre septentrional
Czech: drop šedotemenný
Danish: Hvidvinget Sorttrappe
German: Blautrappe, Weißflügeltrappe
English: Northen Black Korhaan, Northern Black Bustard, Northern Black Korhaan, White quilled Bustard, White-bellied Bustard, White-quilled Black Knorhaan, Whitequilled Bustard, White-quilled Bustard, Whitequilled Korhaan, White-quilled Korhaan
English, HBW: Northern Black Bustard
English (IOC): Northern Black Korhaan
English (United States): White-quilled Bustard
English (South Africa): Northern Black Korhaan
Spanish: Sisón Negro Aliclaro
Spanish (Spain): Sisón negro aliclaro
Spanish (HBW): White-quilled Bustard
Estonian: peegeltrapp
Finnish: botswanantrappi
French: Outarde à main blanche, Outarde à miroir blanc, Outarde à miroirs blancs
Croatian: južnoafrička droplja
Hungarian: fokföldi túzok
Italian: Otarda alibianche
Japanese (romaji): hajirokuroerishounogan
Japanese: ハジロクロエリショウノガン
Scientific: Afrotis afraoides, Afrotis afraoides afraoides, Afrotis afraoides chiversi, Eupodotis afraoides, Eupodotis afraoides centralis, Eupodotis afraoides chiversi, Eupodotis afroides, Otis afraoides, Otis Afraoïdes, Otis afroides
Lithuanian: Baltaplunksnis einis, baltaplunksnis juodasis einis
Dutch: Botswanatrap, Botswana-trap
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitskafttrappe
Norwegian: Hvitskafttrappe
Polish: dropik jasnoskrzydly, dropik jasnoskrzydły
Portuguese: Sisão-de-asas-brancas
Portuguese (Portugal): sisão-d'asa-branca
Russian: Бело-килевая малая дрофа, Белокрылый корхан
Slovak: drop bielosluchý
Serbian: Belokrila crna droplja
Swedish: Vitvingad trapp
Turkish: Namib kara toyu
Ukrainian: Дрохва світлокрила
Chinese: 白翅黑鸨
Chinese (Traditional): 白翎鴇

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