Bustards (Otididae)
Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) - HBW 3, p. 264
French: Outarde houbara
German: Kragentrappe
Spanish: Avutarda Hubara
Other common names: Ruffed Bustard
Taxonomy: Psophia undulata Jacquin, 1784, captive bird from Tripoli.
Apparently close to Neotis (see page 240). Recent work suggests that race macqueenii might merit treatment as separate species. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fuertaventurae (Rothschild & Hartert, 1894) - E Canary Is.
- undulata (Jacquin, 1784) - N Africa, E to NC Egypt.
- macqueenii (J. E. Gray, 1832) - Middle East and Arabia E to Iran and extreme W Pakistan. Also breeds from NW Kazakhstan and NE Iran E to Mongolia and N China, wintering from Persian Gulf to Pakistan and NW India, and in C China.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A male feeding, mainly on flowers Locality Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Missour, Fès-Boulemane Region, Morocco (ssp undulata)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 4 years ago 41 sec 4.8 -
Female on her nest. Locality Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Missour, Fès-Boulemane Region, Morocco (ssp undulata)
Christophe Gouraud 10 March 2009 2 years ago 30 sec 4.7 -
A male performing a complete bout of courtship display. Locality Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Missour, Fès-Boulemane Region, Morocco (ssp undulata)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 4 years ago 1 min 42 sec 4.6 -
A male performing the last part of the courtship display Locality Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Missour, Fès-Boulemane Region, Morocco (ssp undulata)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 4 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A male alert, walking Locality Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Missour, Fès-Boulemane Region, Morocco (ssp undulata)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 4 years ago 35 sec 4.5 -
A male performing courtship display, starting in a static phase, then slowly running and, finally, running fast during the clima Locality Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Missour, Fès-Boulemane Region, Morocco (ssp undulata)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 4 years ago 48 sec 4.4
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A female on its nest.
Locality Morocco (ssp undulata)
Christophe Gouraud 10 March 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
A female on its nest.
Locality Al Baten, Boulemane Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco (ssp undulata)
Christophe Gouraud 10 March 2009 2 years ago 4.4 -
Houbara Bustard (Macqueen's Bustard)
Locality Little Rann of Kutch, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Subramanya_CK 7 December 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
Migratory species
Locality Banni Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 24 October 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A male displaying.
Locality Tamlelt, Figuig Province, Oriental Region, Morocco (ssp undulata)
Christophe Gouraud 11 February 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
A male displaying.
Locality Tamlelt, Figuig Province, Oriental Region, Morocco (ssp undulata)
Christophe Gouraud 11 February 2009 2 years ago 3.7
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