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Bustards are large terrestrial birds that are found in dry open country and steppes in the Old World (includes Europe, Asia, and Africa).
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Description
Bustards have strong legs and big toes. They have long broad wings with “fingered” wingtips.
Bustards are omnivorous and nest on the ground.
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Species
- Great Bustard, Otis tarda
- Arabian Bustard, Ardeotis arabs
- Kori Bustard, Ardeotis kori
- Great Indian Bustard, Ardeotis nigriceps
- Australian Bustard, Ardeotis australis
- Houbara Bustard, Chlamydotis undulata
- MacQueen’s Bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii
- Black-bellied Bustard, Lissotis melanogaster
Hartlaub’s Bustard, Lissotis hartlaubii
- Ludwig’s Bustard, Neotis ludwigii
- Denham’s Bustard, Neotis denhami
- Heuglin’s Bustard, Neotis heuglinii
- Nubian Bustard, Neotis nuba
- White-bellied Bustard, Eupodotis senegalensis
- Blue Bustard, Eupodotis caerulescens
- Karoo Bustard, Eupodotis vigorsii
- Rueppell’s Bustard, Eupodotis rueppellii
- Little Brown Bustard, Eupodotis humilis
- Savile’s Bustard, Lophotis savilei
- Buff-crested Bustard, Lophotis gindiana
- Red-crested Bustard or Red-crested Korhaans Lophotis ruficrista
- Black Bustard, Afrotis afra
- White-quilled Bustard, Afrotis afraoides
- Bengal Florican, Houbaropsis bengalensis
- Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indica) is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in Pakistan, and is a rare summer visitor in Nepal. It has a very small, declining population, primarily a result of loss and degradation of its grassland habitat. In their breeding display, the male jumps into the air above the grass level.
- Little Bustard, Tetrax tetrax
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