Karoo Bustard

Eupodotis vigorsii (A.Smith, 1831) — also called Karoo Korhaan, Vigors's Bustard. Occurrence records of the Karoo Bustard are shared on GBIF from around 5 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve (274 records), in 3 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernOtididae

5reserves with records

553records around them

3provinces

LCIUCN category

Karoo Bustard (Eupodotis vigorsii) — Photo: DickDaniels ( http://carolinabirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	274
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	268
Steenbokkie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	6
The Koppie Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	3
Anysberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 3 reserves
Eastern Cape: 1 reserve
Northern Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Scientific name: Eupodotis vigorsii
GBIF taxon: 2474898
Wikidata: Q1274363

More of the Otididae family

Red-crested Korhaan Northern Black Korhaan Denham's Bustard Southern Black Korhaan Kori Bustard Black-bellied Bustard Ludwig's Bustard Blue Korhaan White-bellied Bustard

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.