Kori Bustard

Question 1

What two bustards are considered to be the heaviest flying birds?

Answer 1

The kori bustard and the great bustard.

Question 2

How many times heavier is the male kori bustard than the female?

Answer 2

Twice as heavy.

Question 3

True or false? Kori bustards are monogamous.

Answer 3

False. Male kori bustards will breed with as may females as possible.

Question 4

True or false? Male kori bustards do not participate in raising the young.

Answer 4

True.

Question 5

Where do kori bustards lay their eggs?

Answer 5

Shallow ground depressions disguised by brush or trees.

Question 6

What is the conservation status of the kori bustard?

Answer 6

Near threatened.

Question 7

What is the range and habitat of the kori bustard?

Answer 7

It is found throughout Southern Africa in scrubs, savannas, and grasslands.

Question 8

Why do kori bustards not live in forests?

Answer 8

They require a lot of space to take off.

Question 9

Why do kori bustards follow herds of herbivores and fires?

Answer 9

To pick food out of the short grasses.

Question 10

Are young male kori bustards larger than adult females?

Answer 10

Yes.

Question 11

Besides size, how does the female kori bustard differ from the male?

Answer 11

She has a slimmer neck and legs, as well as less black on her crest.

Question 12

How many subspecies of kori bustard are there?

Answer 12

Two.

Question 13

How tall is the kori bustard?

Answer 13

4ft

Question 14

How Long is the kori bustard?

Answer 14

5 feet.

Question 15

How much do kori bustards weigh?

Answer 15

Up to 40 pounds.

Question 16

What is the wingspan of the kori bustard?

Answer 16

9 feet

Question 17

How much of the kori bustard’s time is spent on the ground?

Answer 17

70%

Question 18

How many reports have there been of kori bustards at the tops of trees?

Answer 18

One.

Question 19

What will kori bustards do at the first sign of danger?

Answer 19

Run or crouch.

Question 20

True or false? Kori bustards will fly great distances when disturbed.

Answer 20

False. They will usually land again within sight.

Question 21

Kori bustards do not have a preen gland. How do they keep clean?

Answer 21

They produce a powder down, take dust baths, and sun bathe.

Question 22

When does the kori bustard make its mating call? What does its call sound like?

Answer 22

It will make a loud booming call just before dawn.

Question 23

What are the kori bustard’s occasional nomadic movements influenced by?

Answer 23

Rainfall patterns.

Question 24

When is the kori bustard active?

Answer 24

It forages in the morning and evening. It spends the afternoon sitting in the shade.

Question 25

What sound does the kori bustard make when alarmed?

Answer 25

It barks.

Question 26

Are kori bustards social?

Answer 26

Yes, they are usually found in small groups. They are often solitary in the breeding season except for pairs.

Question 27

What do kori bustards eat?

Answer 27

Insects, small mammals, reptiles, small birds, eggs, seeds, grasses, carrion, and berries.

Question 28

What is lek mating?

Answer 28

It is when many males gather together and show off in an effort to impress groups of females.

Question 29

How does the male kori bustard impress the female?

Answer 29

He puffs up his throat and makes a loud booming noise.

Question 30

How do male kori bustards fight?

Answer 30

They will stand tall and peck each other.

Question 31

True or false, lesser male kori bustards will not display when the alpha male is around.

Answer 31

True.

Question 32

How many eggs does the kori bustard lay?

Answer 32

2

Question 33

What does the female kori bustard do if a predator approaches her at the nest?

Answer 33

She will sit tight until the very last second.

Question 34

What are some threats to the kori bustard?

Answer 34

Hunting, habitat loss, insecticides, and collisions with power lines.

Question 35

What native people of Africa use the kori bustard as an important element of their art and music?

Answer 35

The San people