Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Southern Angola and north-eastern Namibia through Botswana, south-western Zambia and Zimbabwe to southern Mozambique, northern South Africa and Swaziland.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Red-crested Korhaan (Lophotis ruficrista) [XC351029]
by Gareth K. from Hwange, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (song)
Red-crested Korhaan (Lophotis ruficrista) [XC696585]
by Marc Anderson from Maruleng (near Mica), Mopani, Limpopo, South Africa (song)
Subspecies
Red-crested Bustard (Lophotis ruficrista), Savile's Bustard (Lophotis savilei) and Buff-crested Bustard (Lophotis gindiana) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include savilei and gindiana as subspecies of Red-crested Bustard (Lophotis ruficrista).