Overall distribution (reddish) and breeding areas (green)
Synonyms
Sypheotis aurita
The lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus), also known as the likh or kharmore, is the smallest in the bustard family[3] and the only member of the genus Sypheotides. It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent where it is found in tall grasslands and is best known for the leaping breeding displays made by the males during the monsoon season. The male has a contrasting black and white breeding plumage and distinctive elongated head feathers that extend behind the neck. These bustards are found mainly in northwestern and central India during the summer but are found more widely distributed across India in winter. The species is highly endangered and has been extirpated in some parts of its range such as Pakistan. It is threatened both by hunting and habitat degradation. The only similar species is the Bengal florican (Houbarobsis bengalensis) which is larger and lacks the white throat, collar and elongated plumes.
^BirdLife International (2021). "Sypheotides indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22692024A199959007. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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was established in 1988 to protect the great Indian bustard and the lesserflorican and remains the only habitat in Andhra Pradesh for the bustard which...
bird species in the Rann of Kutch, including the threatened species lesserflorican (Sypheotides indicus) and houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata). The...
bustard species – namely the great Indian bustard, the lesserflorican and the Bengal florican – the estimated total population of the great Indian bustard...
Gangetic Plain. The great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) and lesserflorican (Sypheotides indicus) are considered globally threatened. The natural...
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xantholaemus). The threatened great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) and lesserflorican (Eupodotis indica) inhabit the eco-region. Bannerghatta National Park...
conservation of Blackbuck , Lesserflorican Successful conservation programs for the blackbuck, wolf and lesserflorican, bustard Blackbucks, Indian grey...
flamingos come to breed. It is also a habitat for endangered species of lesserflorican. Unlike the Indus River Delta, this part of the coast is not as swampy...
cats, fox, and wild boar. Endangered birds such as Houbara Bustard, LesserFlorican, Sarus White Storks, White Pelican, Montagu, and Pallid harrier also...
Dutta, S.; Jhala, Y. (2014). Abundance and Habitat Covariates of LesserFlorican and Spiny-tailed Lizard in Kachchh, India (2008-09). PANGAEA. hdl:10013/epic...
nuchalis) and the threatened great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) and lesserflorican (Eupodotis indica). Over 90% of the ecoregion has been converted to...
migratory bird populations including the greater flamingo, lesser flamingo, lesserflorican and the houbara bustard. The Little Rann is home to the world's...
Nubian bustard (N. nuba) Otis Great bustard (O. tarda) Sypheotides Lesserflorican (S. indicus) Tetrax Little bustard (T. tetrax) 26 living species in...
LesserFlorican. Sanctuary Asia VII (1): 26–37. Sankaran, R., 1987. The vanishing bustards of India. Frontline. Sankaran, R., 1987. Back to Florican country...
antelope), 4 species of birds (giant hornbill, black stork, Bengal florican, and lesserflorican) and 2 species of reptiles (gharial crocodile and python) are...
380 species of birds species, including the Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis), lesserflorican (Sypheotides indicus), Pallas's fish-eagle (Haliaeetus...
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