Southern Black Korhaan (Afrotis afra) [XC459429]
by Frank Lambert from West Coast National Park, Western Cape, South Africa (song)
Southern Black Korhaan (Afrotis afra) [XC86017]
by Eduardo Patrial from Kamanassie Dam, Oudtshoorn District, Little Karoo., South Africa (call)
Subspecies
Southern Black Bustard (Afrotis afra) and Northern Black Bustard (Afrotis afraoides) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include afraoides as a subspecies of Southern Black Bustard (Afrotis afra).
Forms parapatric species pair with Northern Black Bustard (Afrotis afraoides), with which often considered conspecific. In past, species name commonly misspelt atra.