The 50th Kori Bustard chick Courtesy of Mehgan Murphy, National Zoo The National Zoo made a little history this month. On June 15, staff at the Bird House proudly watched a Kori Bustard chick poke ...

Two kori bustard chicks hatched at the zoo in May. They will go on exhibit next month. (Jim and Pam Jenkins/National Zoo) The National Zoo’s Bird House has welcomed some new feathered friends ...

This is an important summer for kori bustards at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Four chicks of this threatened African bird have hatchedin June and July. Along with the bumper crop of baby birds ...

But none of these are quite so peculiar as the world's largest flying bird, the kori bustard. Male kori bustards weigh up to 40 pounds. As one might imagine, lugging that much weight around in mid ...

But if you’re looking for cute babies, in mid-August you can see the new kori bustard chick, which hatched on June 15. This particular baby is special, because it’s the 50th kori bustard chick ...

Habitat: Kori Bustards are native to eastern and southern Africa. The Bustard is known to prefer arid savannahs and areas with short grasses that allow them to see the full landscape.

Weighing between 10 and 16kg, the European Great bustard and African Kori bustard are often quoted as the heaviest flying birds, with the Great Indian bustard not far behind, often weighing just short ...