Lophotis Explained

Lophotis is a genus of bustard in the family Otididae. The genus contains three species, all found in Africa. All three species are sometimes placed in the genus Eupodotis, and are closely related to that genus and the genus Afrotis. One distinctive feature of the genus is a pink retractile crest.

Species

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Image Scientific name Common NameDistribution
Lophotis savilei Savile's bustardBurkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan.
Lophotis gindianaBuff-crested bustardDjibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Lophotis ruficristaRed-crested korhaanAngola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.