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    The kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is the largest flying bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family, which all belong to the order Otidiformes...
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    †Pleotis liui Hou 1982 Bustards are all fairly large with the two largest species, the kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) and the great bustard (Otis tarda), being...
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    rudimentary, broken or absent. Among bustards, this species is smaller only than the Kori bustard and the great bustard in size. It is also the largest land...
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    The Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis) is a large ground-dwelling bird that is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across...
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  • verb or noun) Kōri, a possible Japanese reading of Goryeo, a dynasty in Korea Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori), a large bird native to Africa Kori Inkpen, Canadian...
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    Among both bustards and all living birds, the upper reported mass of this species is rivaled by that of the kori bustard (Ardeotis kori), which, because...
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    The houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata), also known as African houbara (houbara from Arabic: حُبَارَى, romanized: ḥubārā for bustards in general), is...
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    The little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Tetrax. The genus name is from Ancient Greek and refers...
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    Bustards are birds in the family Otididae in the monotypic order Otidiformes. There are currently 26 extant species of bustards recognised by the International...
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    (5.0 ft). The males of the Eurasian great bustard (Otis tarda) and the African kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) are the heaviest birds capable of flight,...
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    Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis), also called the Bengal bustard, is a bustard species native to the Indian subcontinent, Cambodia, and Vietnam...
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    flying birds, the Andean condor is the third heaviest after the Kori bustard and great bustard (up to 21 kg or 46 lb), and second only to the wandering albatross...
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    The Nubian bustard (Neotis nuba) is a species of bird in the bustard family. This is a medium-large bustard found in the sparsely vegetated interface between...
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    are several contenders, among which are the European great bustard and the African kori bustard). An individual mute swan, which may have lost the power...
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    houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii), also known as MacQueen's bustard, is a large bird in the bustard family. It is native to the desert and steppe regions of...
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    tall in males. They are fairly similar in overall appearance to the kori bustard, with a brown body, gray neck and white underside, but are noticeably...
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    Denham's bustard, Stanley bustard or Stanley's bustard (Neotis denhami) is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in much of Sub-Saharan Africa...
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    comparison to large African birds with more mixed diets, such as the kori bustard. The foregut is specialised for the consumption of large amounts of meat...
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  • Thumbnail for Ludwig's bustard
    Ludwig's bustard (Neotis ludwigii) is a species of bird in the bustard family, and named after Baron von Ludwig. It is a medium-to-large sized species...
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    would only have flown occasionally and for short distances, like the Kori bustard (the world's heaviest bird that actively flies) and that they were not...
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    The buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana) is a medium-sized bird of East Africa; Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya belonging to the family Otididae. The populations...
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    branches of vegetation or even the backs of large animals, such as the kori bustard. They are attracted to wildfires because of the flushed insects, and...
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    black-bellied bustard (Lissotis melanogaster), also known as the black-bellied korhaan, is an African ground-dwelling bird in the bustard family. The black-bellied...
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    Aptenodytes patagonicus 13.6 (30) 20 (44) 92 (3)[citation needed] No 14 Kori bustard Ardeotis kori 11.4 (25.1) 20 (44.1)[citation needed] 150 (5) Yes 15 Trumpeter...
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    by the French naturalist Emmanuel Le Maout to accommodate the Arabian bustard. It contains the following species: Le Maout, Emmanuel (1853). Histoire...
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    (Afrotis afra), 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...
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  • Thumbnail for Red-crested korhaan
    The red-crested korhaan or red-crested bustard (Lophotis ruficrista) is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini...
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    displays. Kori bustard, Ardeotis kori (B) Ludwig's bustard, Neotis ludwigii (A) Denham's bustard, Neotis denhami (B) White-bellied bustard, Eupodotis...
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    (Sypheotides indicus), also known as the likh or kharmore, is the smallest in the bustard family and the only member of the genus Sypheotides. It is endemic to the...
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  • corax Yes  Bolivia Andean condor Vultur gryphus Yes  Botswana Kori bustard Ardeotis kori Yes  Brazil Rufous-bellied thrush Turdus rufiventris Yes  British...
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