Afrotis

Afrotis

White-quilled bustard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Otidiformes
Family:	Otididae
Genus:	Afrotis GR Gray, 1855
Species
see text

Afrotis is a genus of bustard in the family Otididae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa, and contains two species. It is sometimes included in the genus Eupodotis.^[1]

Species

Southern black korhaan, Eupodotis afra
Northern black korhaan, Eupodotis afraoides

References

↑ Collar, Nigel (1996), "Family Otididae (Bustards)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi, Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3, Hoatzin to Auks, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 240–273, ISBN 84-87334-20-2

Bustards (order: Otidiformes · family: Otididae)

Subfamily

Genus	Species

No subfamily

Afrotis	Northern black korhaan (E. afra) Southern black korhaan (E. afraoides)

Ardeotis	Arabian bustard (A. arabs) Kori bustard (A. kori) Great Indian bustard (A. nigriceps) Australian bustard (A. australis)

Chlamydotis	Houbara bustard, (C. undulata) Macqueen's bustard, (C. macqueeni)

Eupodotis	White-bellied bustard, (E. senegalensis) Blue korhaan, (E. caerulescens) Karoo korhaan, (E. vigorsii) Rüppell's korhaan, (E. rueppellii) Little brown bustard, (E. humilis)

Houbaropsis	Bengal florican, (H. bengalensis)

Neotis	Ludwig's bustard, (N. ludwigii) Denham's bustard, or Stanley bustard, (N. denhami) Heuglin's bustard, (N. heuglinii) Nubian bustard, (N. nuba)

Lissotis	Black-bellied bustard, (L. melanogaster) Hartlaub's bustard, (L. hartlaubii)

Lophotis	Savile's bustard, (L. savilei) Buff-crested bustard, (L. gindiana) Red-crested korhaan, (L. ruficrista)

Sypheotides	Lesser florican, (S. indicus)

Tetrax	Little bustard, (T. tetrax)

20 living species in nine genera

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