Heuglin's bustard

Species of bird

Heuglin's bustard
Male specimen at Nairobi National Museum
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus: Neotis
Species:
N. heuglinii
Binomial name
Neotis heuglinii
(Hartlaub, 1859)

Heuglin's bustard (Neotis heuglinii) is a species of bird in the bustard family.

Description

It is a fairly large species, at up to 89 cm (35 in) in length.[3] The males weigh 4–8 kg (8.8–17.6 lb) and the much smaller females weigh 2.6–3 kg (5.7–6.6 lb).[4] Other than size, sexes differ considerably in appearance. The striking male has a large back marking over the crown down the face to the chin with a bluish-grey neck. On the male, a chestnut band on the lower chest which is separated from the white belly by a thin black band. The female is much more of a subdued brownish color overall, with no bold black markings and has a face lined with faint slate-gray markings. In flight, the species reveals a white primary wedge on the otherwise dark upperwing, a feature obscured when the species is standing.[3]

The Heuglin's bustard is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. It occurs in pairs or small groups in arid or semi-arid grasslands, even ranging into desert-edge.[3]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Neotis heuglinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691920A93328934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691920A93328934.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi by Stevenson & Fanshawe. Elsevier Science (2001), ISBN 978-0856610790
  4. ^ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.
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Bustards (order: Otidiformes · family: Otididae)
GenusAfrotis
  • Northern black korhaan (E. afra)
  • Southern black korhaan (E. afraoides)
Ardeotis
  • Arabian bustard (A. arabs)
  • Kori bustard (A. kori)
  • Great Indian bustard (A. nigriceps)
  • Australian bustard (A. australis)
Chlamydotis
  • Houbara bustard (C. undulata)
  • MacQueen's bustard (C. macqueeni)
Eupodotis
  • White-bellied bustard (E. senegalensis)
  • Blue korhaan (E. caerulescens)
  • Karoo korhaan (E. vigorsii)
  • Rüppell's korhaan (E. rueppellii)
  • Little brown bustard (E. humilis)
Houbaropsis
  • Bengal florican (H. bengalensis)
Lissotis
  • Black-bellied bustard (L. melanogaster)
  • Hartlaub's bustard (L. hartlaubii)
Lophotis
  • Savile's bustard (L. savilei)
  • Buff-crested bustard (L. gindiana)
  • Red-crested korhaan (L. ruficrista)
Neotis
  • Ludwig's bustard (N. ludwigii)
  • Denham's bustard (N. denhami)
  • Heuglin's bustard (N. heuglinii)
  • Nubian bustard (N. nuba)
Otis
  • Great bustard (O. tarda)
Sypheotides
  • Lesser florican (S. indicus)
Tetrax
  • Little bustard (T. tetrax)
26 living species in eleven genera
Taxon identifiers
Neotis heuglinii