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The red-crested korhaan or red-crested bustard (''Lophotis ruficrista'') is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is found in Angola, Botswana,
The red-crested korhaan grows up to in length with a maximal weight of .
The feathering of the wings folded on the back is marked by V-formed patterns of a light cream color with some white at the sides. Breast feathers are black. Legs are pale yellow and feet gray.
Rep. Exped. Centr. Afr., 1836, p.56.
is held in the collections of National Museums Liverpool at World Museum, with accession number D56 (male adult). The specimen was collected in the “Country between Latakoo and the Tropic of Capricorn”, South Africa by Andrew Smith. The specimen was purchased at the sale of Smith’s South Africa Museum (Lot 89, 6 June 1838) and came to the Liverpool national collection via the
further syntype specimen
in the bird collection at the Natural History Museum at Tring.
Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1275843 red-crested korhaan Birds of Southern Africa
Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Description
The red-crested korhaan grows up to in length with a maximal weight of .
The feathering of the wings folded on the back is marked by V-formed patterns of a light cream color with some white at the sides. Breast feathers are black. Legs are pale yellow and feet gray.
Taxonomy
One syntype specimen of ''Otis ruficrista'' SmithRep. Exped. Centr. Afr., 1836, p.56.
is held in the collections of National Museums Liverpool at World Museum, with accession number D56 (male adult). The specimen was collected in the “Country between Latakoo and the Tropic of Capricorn”, South Africa by Andrew Smith. The specimen was purchased at the sale of Smith’s South Africa Museum (Lot 89, 6 June 1838) and came to the Liverpool national collection via the
13th Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby (21 April 1775 – 30 June 1851), KG, of Knowsley Hall in Lancashire (styled Lord Stanley from 1776 to 1832, known as Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe from 1832-4), was a politician, peer, landowner, bui ...
’s collection which was bequeathed to the people of Liverpool in 1851. There is further syntype specimen
in the bird collection at the Natural History Museum at Tring.
Sexual dimorphism
The male has gray-blue head feathering with an area of reddish feathers on the nape. When males attract females, the feathers of their vertex rise to form a crest and those of the throat and neck swell. The females and the immatures have brown rather than gray head feathers.Habitat
The red-crested korhaan inhabits diverse environments: dry savanna, bushveld, thornyscrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominance (ecology), dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, Herbaceous plant, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or ...
, but sometimes also wet woodland. It is a sedentary rather than migratory bird.
Reproduction
The male attracts females by flying high into the air and dropping down. Nests are placed on the ground sheltered by grass or bush. The brood comprises two eggs colored from olive-brown to pink-beige with dark brown spots. Chicks are leaving the nest within a few days of hatching to follow the mother. Emancipation occurs after four to five weeks of breeding, but the young remain with their mother for several more months.References
Literatur
* Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot, Jordi Sargatal: ''Handbook of the Birds of the World.'' Band 3: ''Hoatzin to Auks.'' Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 1996, .External links
* Red-crested KorhaanSpecies text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1275843 red-crested korhaan Birds of Southern Africa