Bustards (Otididae)
Buff-crested Bustard (Lophotis gindiana) - HBW 3, p. 271
French: Outarde d'Oustalet
German: Oustalettrappe
Spanish: Sisón Moñudo Etíope
Taxonomy: Eupodotis Gindiana Oustalet, 1881, East Africa between Somalia and Zanzibar.
Genus frequently merged with Eupodotis. Present species forms superspecies with L. ruficrista and L. savilei; all three often considered conspecific. Birds of N & C Somalia formerly awarded separate race, hilgerti. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Sudan, S Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia through Kenya to N & NC Tanzania.
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A bird walking and running on the ground Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 7 December 2007 3 years ago 32 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on flowers Locality Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 22 December 2002 6 years ago 34 sec 4 -
A bird on the ground, alert. Locality Afar Plains, Afar Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 November 2005 5 years ago 45 sec 3.7 -
walking by roadside Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 2 November 2010 1 year ago 33 sec 3.7
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An adult male.
Locality Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 8 July 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A shy adult staring at us
Locality Tsavo West National Park, Kenya
Rodrigo Paez 1 June 2009 1 year ago 3.3 -
The bird was whistling (probably in alarm)
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
raniero massoli-novelli 1 August 1999 1 year ago 3.2 -
A male on the ground
Locality Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya
Jean Hupperetz 27 November 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Walking slowly
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 14 February 2010 1 year ago 2.4 -
a male
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Stefan Helming 12 December 2009 2 years ago 2.3
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One bird close-up calling to another in an off-exhibit aviary. Locality San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA (United States)
pcx 30 weeks ago 4
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