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Black Bustard

Afrotis afra (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The southern black korhaan, also known as the black bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. This small bustard is found in southwestern South Africa, from Namaqualand, south to Cape Town and east to Makhanda. It prefers semi-arid habitats such as grasslands, shrublands and savannas where it can easily prey on ground-dwelling arthropods and eat seeds. It reproduces yearly in the spring and will lay about one or two eggs per breeding season. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.155

Protonym:
  Otis afra

Type locality:
  Ethiopia = Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/174/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C84BD6490569D248

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C84BD649

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C84BD649

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 707801


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Afrotis afra: grassland of southwestern Africa (Cape Province)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black Bustard
Catalan:
Sisó negre meridional
Czech:
drop bělolící
Danish:
Sorttrappe
German:
Gackeltrappe
Spanish:
Sisón Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Sisón Negro
Finnish:
mustakaulatrappi
French:
Outarde korhaan
Croatian:
kapska droplja
Hungarian:
fekete túzok
Italian:
Otarda nera
Japanese (romaji):
kuroerishounogan
Japanese:
クロエリショウノガン
Lithuanian:
paprastasis juodasis einis
Dutch:
Zwarte Trap
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarthalstrappe
Norwegian:
Svarthalstrappe
Polish:
dropik czarny
Portuguese:
Abetarda-d'asa-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
sisão-d'asa-preta
Russian:
Чёрный корхан
Slovak:
drop čiernokrídly
Serbian:
Crnokrila crna droplja
Swedish:
svarttrapp
Ukrainian:
Дрохва чорна
Chinese:
黑鸨
Chinese (Traditional):
小黑鴇

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Outarde korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Outarde korhaan ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Eupodotis afra afra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Southern Black Bustard ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Southern Black Korhaan ( Afrotis afra) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Afrotis atra atra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Afrotis atra atra [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black Bustard ( Eupodotis afra) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Afrotis afra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Afrotis afra [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Afrikaans: Swartkorhaan, Swartvlerkkorhaan
Catalan: Sisó negre meridional
Czech: Drop belolící, drop bělolící
Danish: Sorttrappe
German: Gackeltrappe
English: Black Bustard, Black Knorhaan, Black Korhaan, Little Black Bustard, Longlegged Korhaan, Northern Black Korhaan, Southern Black Bustard, Southern Black Korhaan
English, HBW: Southern Black Bustard
English (IOC): Southern Black Korhaan
English (United States): Black Bustard
English (South Africa): Southern Black Korhaan
Esperanto: Nigra otido
Spanish: Sisón Nego Alioscuro, Sisón Negro, Sisón Negro Alioscuro
Spanish (Spain): Sisón Negro
Spanish (HBW): Black Bustard
Estonian: musttrapp
Finnish: Mustakaulatrappi
French: Outarde korhaan, Outarde noire
Croatian: kapska droplja
Hungarian: fekete túzok
Italian: Otarda Korhaan, Otarda nera
Japanese (romaji): kuroerishounogan
Japanese: クロエリショウノガン
Kwangali: Epampa
Scientific: Afrotis afra, Afrotis atra, Afrotis atra atra, Eupodotis afra, Eupodotis afra afra, Otis afra
Lithuanian: Juodasis einis, paprastasis juodasis einis
Dutch: Zwarte Trap
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarthalstrappe
Norwegian: Svarthalstrappe
Polish: dropik czarny
Portuguese: Abetarda-d'asa-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): sisão-d'asa-preta
Russian: Чёрная малая дрофа, Чёрный корхан
Slovak: drop ciernokrídly, drop čiernokrídly
Serbian: Crna droplja, Crnokrila crna droplja
Sotho, Southern: Lekakarane
Swedish: Svarttrapp
Tswana: Motlatlawê
Turkish: Kara Toy
Ukrainian: Дрохва чорна
Xhosa: Ikhalu-khalu
Chinese: 黑鸨
Chinese (Traditional): 小黑鴇

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