Blue Bustard

Blue Bustard
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Otididae
Genus:	Eupodotis
Species:	E. caerulescens
Binomial name
Eupodotis caerulescens (Vieillot, 1820)

The Blue Bustard or Blue Korhaan (Eupodotis caerulescens) is a species of bird in the Otididae family, found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its call is a series of frog-like croaks, usually uttered in flight. Its natural habitat is plateau grassland, dry shrubland, arable land and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Eupodotis caerulescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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