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Kori bustard

Ardeotis kori (Burchell, 1822)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is a species in the family Otididae, order Otidiformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.83 kg to 11.1 kg and live up to 26 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori)
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the kori bustard

Weight
5.83 kg – 11.1 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
60 cm – 76.8 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
26 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1.75 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the kori bustard?

KORI BUSTARD · WINGSPAN 76.8 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 76.8 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the kori bustard is about 45% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the kori bustard live?

Not recorded

What is the kori bustard?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is the largest flying bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family, which all belong to the order Otidiformes and are restricted in distribution to the Old World. It is one of the four species (ranging from Africa to India to Australia) in the large-bodied genus Ardeotis. The male kori bustard may be the heaviest living animal capable of flight.

This species, like most bustards, is a ground-dwelling bird and an opportunistic omnivore. Male kori bustards, which can be more than twice as heavy as the female, attempt to breed with as many females as possible and take no part in the raising of the young. The nest is a shallow hollow in the earth, often disguised by nearby obstructive objects such as trees.

From the Wikipedia article “Kori bustard” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kori_bustard&oldid=1370051067), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the kori bustard endangered?

The kori bustard is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the kori bustard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderOtidiformes
  5. familyOtididae
  6. genusArdeotis
  7. SpeciesArdeotis kori (Burchell, 1822)

Synonyms Choriotis kori, Otis kori

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Giant bustardEnglish
  • KOBUEnglish
  • GompouAfrikaans
  • حبارى كوريArabic
  • Африканска голяма дроплаBulgarian
  • pioc salvatge koriCatalan
  • ceiliog gwaun KoriWelsh
  • KoritrappeDanish
  • RiesentrappeGerman
  • Ωτίδα του ΚόριGreek
  • giganta otidoEsperanto
  • Avutarda koriSpanish
  • hiidtrappEstonian
  • kuningastrappiFinnish
  • Outarde koriFrench
  • חובת קוריHebrew
  • EtwangemaHerero
  • sivovrata dropljaCroatian
  • óriástúzokHungarian
  • Otarda koriItalian
  • Otarda di KoriItalian
  • アフリカオオノガンJapanese
  • afrikinis didysis einisLithuanian
  • KoritrapDutch
  • drop olbrzymiPolish
  • abetarda-gigantePortuguese
  • Дрофа-кориRussian
  • Африканская большая дрофаRussian
  • drop koriSlovak
  • Kori dropljaSerbian
  • koritrappSwedish
  • Kori ToyuTurkish
  • KgoriTswana
  • дрохва африканськаUkrainian
  • IsemeXhosa
  • 灰頸鷺鴇Chinese
  • 灰颈鹭鸨Chinese

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Relatives of the kori bustard

Other species in the same genus Ardeotis.

CompareKori bustard vs Great Indian bustardKori bustard vs Arabian bustardKori bustard vs Australian bustard

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the kori bustard?

An adult kori bustard weighs 5.83 kg – 11.1 kg and has a wingspan of 60 cm – 76.8 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the kori bustard endangered?

The kori bustard is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

How long does the kori bustard live?

The kori bustard has a recorded lifespan of 26 years.

What kind of animal is the kori bustard?

The kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) belongs to the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kori-bustard

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BibTeX
@misc{kori_bustard_2026,
  title = {Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kori-bustard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}