The Northern Black Korhaan has a height of 50 cms and weighs around 765 gms. The head is coloured black while the bill is coloured red. The Afrotis afraoides has a white, brown coloured throat, yellow legs and a brown coloured back. The eyes are brown.
This bird forages for food on the ground. This bird hunts for small reptiles such as lizards, geckos and bush snakes. The Northern Black Korhaan strikes poisonous snakes on the head with one fatal blow which kills the snake instantly. There have been cases were this bird has been killed by a snake while hunting. Some birds have been blinded by Cobra venom. This bird eats insects such as butterflies, bees, wasps, locusts and ants. These invertebrates are usually hawked aerially, killed and then eaten. The Afrotis afraoides forages mainly on the ground or at the base of trees, and low down in the shrubs eating mostly fruits and seeds. The bird builds its nest on the ground with figs, straw and leaves. The nest is placed under a bush to protect the young from predators.
