Heterotetrax
Heterotetrax | |
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A group of Rüppell's bustards | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Otidiformes |
Family: | Otididae |
Genus: | Heterotetrax Sharpe, 1894 |
Heterotetrax is a genus of bird in the bustard family Otididae.[1] It contains the three species, all restricted to Africa.
Species
[edit]Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Karoo korhaan | Heterotetrax vigorsii (Smith, 1831) Two subspecies
| Southern Africa.![]() | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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Rüppell's korhaan | Heterotetrax rueppelii (Wahlberg, 1856) | Namibia![]() | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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Little brown bustard
| Heterotetrax humilis (Blyth, 1855) | Ethiopia and Somalia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT
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References
[edit]- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pam; et al. "Species updates". IOC World Bird List v13.2. International Ornithological Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2023.