Kori bustard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the kori bustard lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ardeotis kori
Group	Cuckoos, turacos & other birds
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa
Mass	158 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Otidiformes
Family	Otididae

Where does the kori bustard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the kori bustard in 7 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a kori bustard?

Wikidata records the following for the kori bustard: mass 158 g (birth weight).

Is the kori bustard endangered?

The kori bustard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the kori bustard?

The kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is a bird in the order Otidiformes and the family Otididae, genus Ardeotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the kori bustard

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 and are restricted in distribution to the Old World. It is one of the four species (ranging from Africa to India to Australia) in the large-bodied genus Ardeotis. The male kori bustard may be the heaviest living animal capable of flight.

This species, like most bustards, is a ground-dwelling bird and an opportunistic omnivore. Male kori bustards, which can be more than twice as heavy as the female, attempt to breed with as many females as possible and take no part in the raising of the young. The nest is a shallow hollow in the earth, often disguised by nearby obstructive objects such as trees.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kori bustard (revision 1370051067), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q686287 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).