Bustards (Otididae)
Ludwig's Bustard (Neotis ludwigii) - HBW 3, p. 267
French: Outarde de Ludwig
German: Ludwigtrappe
Spanish: Avutarda de Namibia
Taxonomy: Otis Ludwigii Rüppell, 1837, South Africa.
Genus sometimes merged with Otis. Present species is most distinctive member of genus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Extreme SW Angola through W Namibia to S South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding Locality World of Birds, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Jordi Sargatal 15 August 1998 5 years ago 12 sec 3.6 -
A male walking Locality Solitaire, Khomas Region, Namibia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 1998 5 years ago 28 sec 3.2
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Grazing on the plain
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
Lindsay Hansch 22 September 2007 43 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult male hidden among dried grass
Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Marco Valentini 12 August 2010 50 weeks ago 3.7 -
A bird walking
Locality Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
Aleix Comas 21 August 2007 2 years ago 3.7 -
Adult walking on the sand.
Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 6 December 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Ludwig's Bustard on the Etosha plains
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
Rhonda Hansch 22 September 2007 7 weeks ago 3 -
Ludwig's Bustard walking in karoo shrubs
Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Loutjie Steenberg 19 December 2010 51 weeks ago 2.4
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