It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

[3] The feathering of the wings folded on the back is marked by V-formed patterns of a light cream color with some white at the sides.

The specimen was collected in the “Country between Latakoo and the Tropic of Capricorn”, South Africa by Andrew Smith.

When males attract females, the feathers of their vertex rise to form a crest and those of the throat and neck swell.

The red-crested korhaan inhabits diverse environments: dry savanna, bushveld, thorny scrubland, but sometimes also wet woodland.