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title: "Northern Black Korhaan"
description: "Afrotis afraoides — Aves. The northern black korhaan (Afrotis afraoides), also known as the white-quilled bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northern-black-korhaan
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Black Korhaan

> Afrotis afraoides — Aves. The northern black korhaan (Afrotis afraoides), also known as the white-quilled bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae.

- Scientific name: *Afrotis afraoides*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 1843
- Wikidata: [Q594687](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594687)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1505971](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1505971)

## Names

- en: Northern Black Korhaan
- de: Gackeltrappe
- es: Sisón negro aliclaro
- fr: Outarde à miroir blanc
- nl: Botswanatrap
- pl: Dropik jasnoskrzydły

## Countries with the most observations

NA (826), ZA (764), BW (202)

## Summary

The northern black korhaan (Afrotis afraoides), also known as the white-quilled bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. It is widely distributed across Southern Africa. Its habitat is primarily open grassland and scrub.

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

## Photo

![Northern Black Korhaan](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-black-korhaan/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190799295

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-black-korhaan?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).