Ardeotis
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Ardeotis is a genus of birds in the family Otididae.
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Ardeotis | |
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Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Otidiformes |
Family: | Otididae |
Genus: | Ardeotis Le Maout, 1853 |
Type species | |
Otis arabs (Arabian bustard) Linnaeus, 1758 |
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The genus was described in 1853 by the French naturalist Emmanuel Le Maout to accommodate the Arabian bustard.[1]