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
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 ID:
A6720AF587FB202B
Avibase ID:
avibase-A6720AF5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A6720AF5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 707802
Geographic range:
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
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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