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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Great Indian Bustard* |
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Ardeotis nigriceps |
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Description (10)
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Great Indian Bustard
© round.glass
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Other Names (World)
Great Indian Bustard, Indian Bustard
Family
Otididae (Bustards)
Size
92 - 122 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Vigors, 1831)
Habitat
Arid and semi-arid grasslands with scattered low scrub, bushes and cultivation in flat or gently undulating terrain.
India (B), Pakistan.
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Western and central India, from Rajasthan south through Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to northern Karnataka and western Andhra Pradesh; relict populations elsewhere.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status CR
Habitat loss, modification and fragmentation due to widespread agricultural development and land-use change, particularly conversion of large areas to intensive crop cultivation, irrigation schemes (to convert areas to rice paddy), increased pesticide usage and livestock-grazing, and high levels of disturbance, hunting, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Booming moans during display and barking or bellowing sounds when alarmed.
Subspecies
In past, genus frequently labelled Choriotis, but Ardeotis has priority. Genus sometimes merged with Otis. Forms superspecies with Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis), the two sometimes separated from their two congeners in genus Austrotis, or, erroneously, in genus Choriotis, but type species of latter is Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs). Superspecies sometimes considered to include Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori), as well as Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis) and all have even been lumped into single species, Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori). All four Ardeotis have occasionally been placed in same superspecies.
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Great Indian Bustard see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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