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Rüppell's Korhaan

Heterotetrax rueppelii

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreDesertScrapeLarge · 1.1 kg
Rüppell's Korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), photo 1
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Rüppell's Korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), photo 2
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Rüppell's Korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), photo 3
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Rüppell's Korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), photo 4
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Rüppell's Korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), photo 5
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Rüppell's Korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), photo 6
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Rüppell's Korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), photo 7
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Rüppell's Korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), photo 8
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Rüppell's Korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), photo 9
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Rüppell's Korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), photo 10
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ID tip

Rüppell's korhaan is a small bustard, only 60 cm (24 in) long. The head and neck are grey, with black stripes down the throat (less marked in females), through the eye, and on the sides of the neck, and with white cheeks. The body is sandy brown above, and white below. The legs are sandy yellow-brown.

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When to see the Rüppell's Korhaan

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rüppell's Korhaan

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Namibia Angola

About the Rüppell's Korhaan

Rüppell's korhaan, also known as Rüppell's bustard, is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is named to recognize Wilhelm Rüppell, a German explorer, collector, and naturalist.

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Easily confused with

Little Brown BustardHeterotetrax humilisThe smallest species in its genus, the little brown bustard reaches a maximum length of about 45 cm (18 in). Karoo Korhaan (Heterotetrax vigorsii) Karoo KorhaanHeterotetrax vigorsiiThe karoo korhaan, also known as karoo bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae, from Southern Africa.

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Namib Desert WaterholeNamib Desert, Namibia · NamibiaCam / Gondwana Collection

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