Bustards are birds in the family Otididae in the monotypic order Otidiformes. There are currently 26 extant species of bustards recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union.[1] Many species of fossil bustards are known from the Miocene onwards; however, their exact number and taxonomy are unsettled due to ongoing discoveries.[2]
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Bustards are birds in the family Otididae in the monotypic order Otidiformes. There are currently 26 extant species ofbustards recognised by the International...
that bustards evolved c. 30 million years ago in either southern or eastern Africa from where they dispersed into Eurasia and Australia. Bustards are gregarious...
animal capable of flight. This species, like most bustards, is a ground-dwelling bird and an opportunistic omnivore. Male kori bustards, which can be more...
heliaca) have been known to prey on great bustards (but not likely to include adult males). Great bustardsof unspecified age and sex have been found amongst...
rudimentary, broken or absent. Among bustards, this species is smaller only than the Kori bustard and the great bustard in size. It is also the largest land...
The houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata), also known as African houbara (houbara from Arabic: حُبَارَى, romanized: ḥubārā for bustards in general), is...
these movements the Arabian bustard has been known to migrate with Denham's bustards. The clutch size of Arabian bustards is one to two eggs, laid in...
taking seeds, insects, rodents and reptiles. Like other bustards, the male little bustard has a flamboyant display with foot stamping and leaping in...
usually seen walking slowly alone or in pairs. When disturbed, Australian bustards often adopt a cryptic pose with neck erect and bill pointed skywards. They...
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary reportedly has three species of the bustards namely, the great Indian bustards (endangered) (local name: ghorad), the lesser floricans...
fields Maximum sightings ofbustards are seen at pure grassland areas, and no bird is recorded in dense woodlots. Bustards prefer wide open short grass...
Bengal bustard, is a bustard species native to the Indian subcontinent, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List because...
Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2024). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1. Retrieved January 4, 2024....
(Afrotis afraoides), also known as the white-quilled bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. It is widely distributed across Southern...
moves out onto tussocky plains. It occurs at altitudes of up to 1,500 m (5,000 ft). Bustards are ground dwelling birds, walking briskly on sturdy legs...
Romanian Bustards | the Great Bustard Group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-10. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals...
smaller than the sympatric Arabian bustard, as well as more rufous with a different body shape. Compared to larger bustards the Nubian has a more rounded body...
Otididae (formerly known as Otidae). Bustards are all fairly large and two species, the kori bustard and the great bustards are frequently cited as the world's...
distinctive elongated head feathers that extend behind the neck. These bustards are found mainly in northwestern and central India during the summer but...
(Afrotis afra), also known as the black bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. This small bustard is found in southwestern South Africa...
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