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Northern Black Korhaan

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 1, no.1 p.11

Protonym:
  Otis Afraoïdes

Type locality:
  Flats near the Orange River.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16559#page/25/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A6720AF587FB202B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A6720AF5

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

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 707802

Geographic range:

  • Afrotis afraoides: lowland and foothill dry grassland, Karoo, Kalahari sandveld, open savanna, and grassy dunes, from northern Namibia and northern Botswana southward to northern and central South Africa (southward to Northern Cape and Eastern Cape) and western Lesotho
  • Afrotis afraoides afraoides: southeastern Botswana to northeastern South Africa and Lesotho
  • Afrotis afraoides etoschae: northwestern Namibia and northern Botswana
  • Afrotis afraoides damarensis: Namibia and central Botswana
Source: Clements checklist
English:
White-quilled Bustard
Afrikaans:
Witvlerkkorhaan
Azerbaijani:
Ağxaltalı qara dovdaq
Bulgarian:
Белокрила черна дропла
Catalan:
Sisó negre septentrional
Czech:
drop šedotemenný
Danish:
Hvidvinget Sorttrappe
German:
Weißflügeltrappe
Esperanto:
blankflugila otido
Spanish:
Sisón Negro Aliclaro
Spanish (Spain):
Sisón negro aliclaro
Estonian:
peegeltrapp
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
Turkish:
Namib kara toyu
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. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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]
Avilist 2025:
Northern Black Korhaan ( 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]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Northern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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, version 2024:
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
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]
eBird version 2024:
White-quilled Bustard ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
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]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Northern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afraoides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
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]
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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Afrikaans: Witvlerkkorhaan
Azerbaijani: Ağxaltalı qara dovdaq
Bulgarian: Белокрила черна дропла
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 (Avilist): White-quilled Bustard
English, HBW: Northern Black Bustard
English (IOC): Northern Black Korhaan
English (United States): White-quilled Bustard
English (South Africa): Northern Black Korhaan
Esperanto: blankflugila otido
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
French (Guyane): 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
Scientific: Afrotis afraoides, Afrotis afraoides afraoides, Afrotis afraoides chiversi, Eupodotis afraoides, Eupodotis afraoides centralis, Eupodotis afraoides chiversi, Eupodotis afroides, Lissotis leucoptera, 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 (Angola): Abetarda-de-plumas-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
Zulu: iseme lethafa

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