Bustards (Otididae)
Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami) - HBW 3, p. 267
French: Outarde de Denham
German: Kafferntrappe
Spanish: Avutarda Cafre
Other common names: Stanley Bustard; Burchell's Bustard (“burchellii”)
Taxonomy: Otis Denhami Children, 1826, near Lake Chad.
Genus sometimes merged with Otis. Present species may form parapatric species pair with N. heuglinii. Normally considered to include form “burchellii” of uncertain status, known only by type specimen from E Sudan. In past, present species was at times known as N. cafra, but due to confusion in nomenclature with Eupodotis senegalensis, name cafra was officially suppressed. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- denhami (Children, 1826) - SW Mauritania and Senegambia E to N Uganda and Ethiopia.
- jacksoni Bannerman, 1930 - Kenya and W Tanzania S to Zambia, N Botswana and N Zimbabwe; S Congo and W Zaire; SW Angola.
- stanleyi (J. E. Gray, 1831) - South Africa and Swaziland.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A pair around trees Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp denhami)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2006 6 years ago 47 sec 4.4 -
A pair walking in a grassland Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp denhami)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2006 6 years ago 45 sec 4.4 -
A pair flying Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp denhami)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2006 6 years ago 29 sec 3.9 -
walking on the ground Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp denhami)
Daniêl Jimenez 3 October 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 2.8
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A pair after rain.
Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp denhami)
Nik Borrow 22 June 2012 43 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult strutting past the car
Locality Highover Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp stanleyi)
AdsBowley 18 October 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
Walking away in a large field.
Locality De Mond, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp stanleyi)
David Beadle 27 January 2011 1 year ago 3 -
Male in breeding plumage.
Locality Himeville, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp stanleyi)
Fran Trabalon 11 November 2008 3 years ago 2
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