Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Otidiformes > Otididae > Eupodotis > Eupodotis vigorsiiEupodotis vigorsii (Karoo Korhaan)Synonyms: Heterotetrax vigorsii (homotypic) The karoo korhaan (Eupodotis vigorsii), also known as karoo bustard, is a species of bird in the Otididae family.It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 14.638 EDGE Score: 2.7497 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 3.397 lbs (1.541 kg) | | Birth Weight [2] | 64 grams | | Female Weight [1] | 3.144 lbs (1.426 kg) | | Male Weight [1] | 3.653 lbs (1.657 kg) | | Weight Dimorphism [1] | 16.2 % |  | | Diet [3] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Herbivore | | Diet - Fruit [3] | 30 % | | Diet - Invertibrates [3] | 30 % | | Diet - Plants [3] | 40 % | | Forages - Understory [3] | 20 % | | Forages - Ground [3] | 80 % | | | Clutch Size [4] | 1 |
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Anysberg Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Augrabies Falls National Park |
South Africa |
A3 |
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Bitterputs Conservation Area (proposed) |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Cedarberg: Koue Bokkeveld complex |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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De Hoop Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Haramoep and Black Mountain Mine Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kalahari-Gemsbok National Park |
South Africa |
A3 |
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Karoo National Park |
South Africa |
A1, A3, A4ii |
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Karoo Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A3, A4ii |
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Kouga: Baviaanskloof complex |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mattheus-Gat Conservation Area (proposed) |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Namib-Naukluft Park |
Namibia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Olifants river estuary |
South Africa |
A3, A4i |
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Outeniqua mountains |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Overberg wheatbelt |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Platberg-Karoo Conservancy |
South Africa |
A1, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Southern Langeberg mountains |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Sperrgebiet |
Namibia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Swartberg mountains |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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