The Great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is a bustard found on the Indian subcontinent. It is among the heaviest of the flying birds. Once common on the dry plains of the Indian subcontinent, this species is now critically endangered by hunting...
The Great bustard (Otis tarda) is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Otis. It is one of the heaviest birds alive today that can fly. Great bustards are found in Europe and Portugal and Spain now have about 60% of the world's...
The Houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) is a terrestrial bird native to North Africa. There is a population in the Canary Islands that is highly restricted and endangered and has been assessed as Near Threatened in 2015.
The Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is a large bird bird found only in Africa. In fact, the male of this species may be the heaviest living animal capable of flight. Like most bustards, Kori bustards are ground-dwelling birds and have to face many of...
The Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis ), also called the Bengal bustard, is a bustard species native to the Indian subcontinent, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List because fewer than 1,000...
The Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis ) is a large ground dwelling bird which is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It stands at about one metre (3 ft 3 in) high, and...
The lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus ), also known as the likh or kharmore, is the smallest in the bustard family and the only member of the genus Sypheotides. It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent where it is found in tall grasslands and is...
The little bustard (Tetrax tetrax ) is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Tetrax. The genus name is from Ancient Greek and refers to a gamebird mentioned by Aristophanes and others.
MacQueen's bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii ) is a large bird in the bustard family. It is native to the desert and steppe regions of Asia, west from the Sinai Peninsula extending across Kazakhstan east to Mongolia. In the 19th century, vagrants were...
The Arabian bustard (Ardeotis arabs ) is a species of bustard which is found across the Sahel region of Africa and south western Arabia. It is part of the large-bodied genus, Ardeotis, and, though little known, appears to be a fairly typical species...
The northern black korhaan (Afrotis afraoides ), also known as the white-quilled bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. It is widely distributed across Southern Africa. Its habitat is primarily open grassland and scrub.
Denham's bustard, Stanley bustard or Stanley's bustard (Neotis denhami ) is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species of open ground, including agricultural land, grassland, flood-plains and burnt...
The red-crested korhaan or red-crested bustard (Lophotis ruficrista ) is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The white-bellied bustard or white-bellied korhaan (Eupodotis senegalensis ) is an African species of bustard. It is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa in grassland and open woodland habitats.
Ludwig's bustard (Neotis ludwigii ) is a species of bird in the bustard family, and named after Baron von Ludwig. It is a medium-to-large sized species.
The Nubian bustard (Neotis nuba ) is a species of bird in the bustard family. This is a medium-large bustard found in the sparsely vegetated interface between the southern margins of the Sahara desert and the northern part of the Sahel. It is found...
The blue korhaan or blue bustard (Eupodotis caerulescens ) is a species of bird in the family Otididae which is native to South Africa. Its call is a series of frog-like croaks, usually uttered in flight. Its natural habitat is plateau grassland,...
The Canarian houbara, Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae, is a large bird in the bustard family. It is a houbara bustard subspecies which is endemic to the eastern Canary archipelago, in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean, where it is a scarce...
Rüppell's Korhaan (Eupodotis rueppellii ), also known as Rüppell's bustard, is a species of bird in the family Otididae. The species is a small bustard, only 60 cm long. The head and neck are grey, with black stripes down the throat (less marked in...
Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii ) is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is found in open grassland with grass up to 1800 meters in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.The common name and Latin binomial commemorate...
The buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana ) is a medium-sized bird of East Africa belonging to the family Otididae. The populations are stable and the species is of least concern.
Heuglin's bustard (Neotis heuglinii ) is a species of bird in the bustard family.
Savile's bustard (Lophotis savilei ) is a species of bird in the family Otididae. Otididae are an Old-World and understudied family of birds mostly found in Afro-Tropical regions. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia,...
