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Common Name

Black Bellied Bustard

Alternate Names

Black Bellied Korhaan

Common Type

Bustard

Order

Otidiformes

Family

Otididae

Genus

Lissotis

Species

melanogaster

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Kenya,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Woodlands, cultivated fields and tall open grasslands

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Diet includes invertebrates: beetles, grasshopper, cockroach, ants, etc. Also includes some vegetables, fruits, floweers, seeds and green leaves.

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Field Notes:

In courtship display the male retracts his head to his back, giving a short rising wheezy whistle, zhweeeeee, pauses in that position, and slowly raises his head, giving a popping quock or plop followed by soft gurgling

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