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Karoo Bustard (Eupodotis vigorsii) - Wiki
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Karoo Bustard
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Order: Gruiformes
Family: Otididae
[Photo] Karoo Bustard (Eupodotis vigorsii). Tankwa Karoo north of Cape Town, South Africa. Author: Copyright ?? 2007 Jim Scarff (http://www.sfcelticmusic.com/js/). Source: Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36424218@N00/399538418/). "taken in the Tankwa Karoo north of Cape Town, South Africa. I spotted them as they walked about 15m from the edge of the road. This is a bird most birding trips to South Africa have a hard time seeing, let alone photographing. After a few minutes they just vanished into this amazingly barren habitat. I was very lucky."
The Karoo Bustard (Eupodotis vigorsii), also known as Karoo Korhan, is a species of bird in the Otididae family. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karoo_Bustard
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