Bustards (Otididae)
White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) - HBW 3, p. 268
French: Outarde du Sénégal
German: Senegaltrappe
Spanish: Sisón Senegalés
Other common names: White-bellied Korhaan, Senegal Bustard
Taxonomy: Otis Senegalensis Vieillot, 1820, Senegal.
Populations of S Africa sometimes treated as separate species, E. barrowii; this form has alternatively been known as E. cafra, but due to confusion in nomenclature with Neotis denhami, name cafra was officially suppressed; slight differences from northern birds in plumage and voice probably do not justify treatment as separate species. Birds from Eritrea normally ascribed to nominate senegalensis, but more likely to belong to canicollis. Five subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- senegalensis (Vieillot, 1820) - SW Mauritania and Guinea E to Central African Republic, C Sudan and perhaps Eritrea.
- canicollis (Reichenow, 1881) - Ethiopia S to NE Tanzania.
- erlangeri (Reichenow, 1905) - S Kenya and W Tanzania.
- senegalensis (Vieillot, 1820) - SW Mauritania and Guinea E to Central African Republic, C Sudan and perhaps Eritrea.
- canicollis (Reichenow, 1881) - Ethiopia S to NE Tanzania.
- erlangeri (Reichenow, 1905) - S Kenya and W Tanzania.
- mackenziei White, 1945 - E Gabon and C Congo to S & SE Zaire, E Angola and W Zambia; C & S Angola.
- barrowii (J. E. Gray, 1829) - C & SE Botswana, E South Africa and Swaziland.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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male calling Locality Waza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (ssp senegalensis)
Martin Kennewell 9 March 2009 3 years ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A female and two males feeding in long grass. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp canicollis)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 18 sec 4.4 -
A male hidden in high grass Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (ssp canicollis)
Ron Hoff 13 December 2007 5 years ago 33 sec 4.3 -
A male foraging Locality Tsavo East National Park, Kenya (ssp erlangeri)
Chris and Megan Perkins 31 March 2006 5 years ago 34 sec 4.3 -
front view of a calling male Locality Waza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (ssp senegalensis)
Martin Kennewell 9 March 2009 3 years ago 18 sec 3.8 -
Two birds standing on a grassland Locality Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (ssp erlangeri)
Peter van Dam 28 August 2006 5 years ago 39 sec 3.4
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adult female
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 28 December 2012 18 weeks ago 4.2 -
Running
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 14 February 2010 2 years ago 4.1 -
A singing male in a rocky clearing.
Locality Filtu, Genale Valley, Ethiopia (ssp canicollis)
David Beadle 29 January 2009 17 weeks ago 3.8 -
A male running in a field.
Locality Naro Moru River Lodge, Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya (ssp erlangeri)
Ken Havard 12 February 2006 2 years ago 3.7 -
A close-up of a male.
Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 4 years ago 3.7 -
adult male
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 28 December 2012 18 weeks ago 3.6
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Calls Locality San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA (United States)
pcx 1 year ago 4
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