Kori bustard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area
by RicardMN Photography
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Kori bustard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area
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RicardMN Photography
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Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori struthiunculus) in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.
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 Ardeotis genus. In fact, 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 then 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.
Ardeotis kori struthiunculus, the "Somali kori", is distributed in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania. This race has a more boldly patterned head and slightly more black and white patterning on the wings than Ardeotis kori kori.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180 km (110 mi) west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. The area is named after Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area. The conservation area is administered by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, an arm of the Tanzanian government, and its boundaries follow the boundary of the Ngorongoro Division of the Arusha Region. (Description from Wikipedia)
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