Gruiformes
Bustards (Otididae)
HBW 3, p. 240
- Large to medium-sized stocky terrestrial birds, with long neck and legs.
- Old World, with greatest diversity in Africa.
- Flat grassy plains, sometimes with scrub or light woodland, in tropical and warm temperate zones.
- 11 genera, 25 species, 44 taxa.
- 5 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 50 12 38 4 1 Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
- 5 1 4 8 2 Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs)
- 41 26 15 8 3 Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
- 19 10 9 3 4 Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)
- 18 13 5 6 5 Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis)
- 37 14 23 4 6 Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)
- 10 8 2 8 7 Ludwig's Bustard (Neotis ludwigii)
- 7 3 4 6 8 Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami)
- 1 1 8 9 Heuglin's Bustard (Neotis heuglinii)
- 0 6 10 Nubian Bustard (Neotis nuba)
- 18 1 8 9 8 11 White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis)
- 3 1 2 6 12 Blue Bustard (Eupodotis caerulescens)
- 6 1 4 1 8 13 Karoo Bustard (Eupodotis vigorsii)
- 7 1 1 5 8 14 Rüppell's Bustard (Eupodotis rueppellii)
- 1 1 6 15 Little Brown Bustard (Eupodotis humilis)
- 0 8 16 Savile's Bustard (Lophotis savilei)
- 15 1 10 4 8 17 Buff-crested Bustard (Lophotis gindiana)
- 13 1 8 4 8 18 Red-crested Bustard (Lophotis ruficrista)
- 8 1 3 4 8 19 Black Bustard (Afrotis afra)
- 19 12 7 8 20 White-quilled Bustard (Afrotis afraoides)
- 21 1 9 11 8 21 Black-bellied Bustard (Lissotis melanogaster)
- 11 5 6 8 22 Hartlaub's Bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii)
- 8 1 7 2 23 Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis)
- 5 1 4 3 24 Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indica)
- 15 6 9 6 25 Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
Family statistics
11 genera, 25 species
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| 11 genera | (100%) |
| 23 species | (92%) |
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