Ludwig's Bustard (Neotis ludwigii)

Family
Otididae (Bustards)

Size
85 - 100 cm

First Described (Guide)
(R�ppell, 1837)

Habitat
Open lowland and upland plains with grass and light thornbush, sandy open shrub veld and semi-desert.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa.

Vagrant to Botswana.

Extreme south-western Angola through western Namibia to southern South Africa.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 56,000 - 81,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Collisions with overhead power lines, snares set for mammals on farms, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Invertebrates, some small vertebrates and vegetable matter.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Ludwig's Bustard (Neotis ludwigii) [XC436054]
by Lynette Rudman from Aberdeen Plain, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)

Ludwig's Bustard (Neotis ludwigii) [XC758156]
by id from Aberdeen Plain (near Noagashoogte), Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call, display call of a male)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged with Otis. Present species is most distinctive member of genus.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ludwigs Bustard (Neotis ludwigii) - 10 files

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