Bustards (Otididae)
Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax) - HBW 3, p. 273
French: Outarde canepetière
German: Zwergtrappe
Spanish: Sisón Común
Taxonomy: Otis Tetrax Linnaeus, 1758, France.
In past, frequently placed in genus Otis, and considered to be closely related to O. tarda mainly on grounds of similar bill shape and extensive sympatry; nowadays almost universally awarded separate monotypic genus; may be more closely related to Sypheotides (see page 240). Eastern birds have been awarded separate race orientalis, on grounds of larger size and greyer, more heavily marked upperparts; but much individual variation and considerable overlap between populations, so not nowadays accepted. Monotypic.
Distribution: Morocco and Iberia to France, Sardinia and SE Italy; Ukraine and SW Russia through Kazakhstan to Kirgizia and extreme NW China; extreme N Iran. Winters from Mediterranean zone through Turkey and Caucasus to Iran, and erratically elsewhere in S Asia.
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A male in his environment, calling repeatedly. Locality Calera y Chozas, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 May 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 1 min 28 sec 4.8 -
Male calling during display. Locality Bellcaire, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jordi Bas i Casas 31 March 2001 11 years ago 27 sec 4.7 -
Closeup of male walking on the grass, foraging Locality Calera y Chozas, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 May 2013 5 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 2 min 1 sec 4.7 -
A male calling Locality Extremadura, Spain
PASSER Naturaleza y Desar... 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 1 min 25 sec 4.7 -
Male calling during display. Locality Bellcaire, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jordi Bas i Casas 31 March 2001 11 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
A male preening and a female walking on the background Locality Fuente el Saz de Jarama, Madrid, Spain (Monotypic species)
Javier Ortas 20 January 2006 5 years ago 31 sec 4.6
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Male of Little Bustard
Locality La Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Jesús Giraldo Gutiérrez d... 26 April 2012 38 weeks ago 4.3 -
El macho de sisón repite reiteradamente un curioso ritual para atraer a las hembras: camina agachado, se yergue para patalear y
Locality Pinto, Madrid, Spain
Luis Miguel Ruiz Gordón 1 April 1996 29 weeks ago 4.2 -
Nest with 4 eggs.
Locality East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 7 May 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Breeding female standing.
Locality East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 7 May 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
Female Little Bustard flying over the plains
Locality Extremadura, Spain
Nicole Bouglouan 8 May 2008 2 years ago 3 -
A male bird.
Locality Navarre, Spain (Monotypic species)
Dc.Owl 1 May 2008 4 years ago 3
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