
Specimen image via iDigBio
Afrotis
Sign in to saveAfrotis is a genus of bustard in the family Otididae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa, and contains two species. It is sometimes included in the genus Eupodotis.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderOtidiformes
- FamilyOtididae
Observations recorded73,327
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 55
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Otididae
- Collections
- UF, ROM, WFVZ, CUMV, GNM, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Otididae
- Image
- Eupodotis afraoides -Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa-8.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Afrotis
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Afrotis
- topic's main category
- Category:Afrotis
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Species
- References
Afrotis is a genus of bustard in the family Otididae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa, and contains two species. It is sometimes included in the genus Eupodotis.
==Species==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Afrotis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.