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title: "Red-crested Bustard"
description: "Lophotis ruficrista — Birds. The red-crested korhaan or red-crested bustard (Lophotis ruficrista) is a species of bird in the family Otididae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-crested-bustard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-crested Bustard

> Lophotis ruficrista — Birds. The red-crested korhaan or red-crested bustard (Lophotis ruficrista) is a species of bird in the family Otididae.

- Scientific name: *Lophotis ruficrista*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1716
- Wikidata: [Q1275843](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1275843)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1505966](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1505966)

## Names

- en: Red-crested Bustard
- de: Rotschopftrappe
- es: Sisón moñudo austral
- fr: Outarde houppette
- nl: Zuid-Afrikaanse kuiftrap
- pt: Abetarda-de-poupa
- pl: Dropik rdzawoczuby

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1176), NA (233), BW (169), ZW (62), MZ (6), AO (5)

## Summary

The red-crested korhaan or red-crested bustard (Lophotis ruficrista) is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crested_korhaan

## Photo

![Red-crested Bustard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-crested-bustard/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34477416

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-crested-bustard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).