Habitat
Open, fairly short grassland and a mixture of grassland and karoo dwarf-shrubland, with termite mounds and few or no trees, old and fallow cropland, pastures and winter cultivation.
South Africa in eastern Cape, Orange Free State, western Natal and southern Transvaal (eastern and central Highveld); also Lesotho.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 12,000 - 15,000 (2010).
Status NT
Human settlement and habitat loss through large-scale agriculture are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Insects, scorpions, small lizards and vegetable matter.
Blue Korhaan (Eupodotis caerulescens) [XC596119]
by Lynette Rudman from Karoo Gariep Nature Reserve, Hanover, Northern Cape, South Africa (duet, flight call)
Blue Korhaan (Eupodotis caerulescens) [XC598054]
by Derek Solomon from Emthanjeni Local Municipality, Bo-Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa (flight call)
Subspecies
In past, isolated by some authors in genus Trachelotis.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet