Abstract
Summary Kok, O. B. & Earle, R.A. 1990. Diet of the Black Korhaan Eupodotis afra in the Orange Free State and North-west Cape. Ostrich 61: 107–110. Analysis of 135 stomach samples of Black Korhaans Eupodotis afra collected over a five year period showed this species to be omnivorous. More than two-thirds of the food items consisted of animal matter, mostly arthropods, the rest being plant material, mostly seeds. Three insect taxa, Isoptera (almost exclusively Hodotermes mossambicus), Coleoptera (largely Curculionidae beetles) and Orthoptera made up the bulk of the diet. Large numbers of harvester termites and grasshoppers were taken when these were available. The plant material in the diet reflects the ground-feeding habits of the birds in open and dry but often disturbed habitats.
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