Blue Korhaan
Eupodotis caerulescens
Grassveld. Neck and body blue-grey; upperparts tawny-brown.
Bustards, Korhaans
NT
Endemic
Description
Common endemic resident. The only korhaan with entirely blue-grey neck and underparts. Male calls mostly early morning ‘kakow, kakow, kakow…’, and several birds may call in unison. Flight call is a deep-throated ‘knock-me-down…’. Pairs and small groups frequent highveld grassland and irrigated lands. Shy; crouches down and seemingly vanishes, even in very short vegetation.
Quick Facts
Size
50-58 cm - L
Names
A: Bloukorhaan
Z: uMbukwane
Ss: Lekakarane Le Letalalehodimo
G: Blautrappe
Bird Family
Large, long-legged, long-necked terrestrial birds, cryptically coloured, with short tails and feet having three forward-facing toes. Most have elaborate courtship displays involving plumage transformations, flights or unusual calls. The smaller species are called korhaans locally.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Pairs and small groups frequent highveld 'grassland' and irrigated lands.
