Australia (B) (NB), Indonesia (B) (NB), Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).
Australia, in all states, but generally rarer or absent in southern and especially in SE; also southern Papua New Guinea in the Trans-Fly, ranging western into Irian Jaya.
Formerly throughtout mainland Australia, extending to coastal areas north of the Tropic of Capricorn. Now rare or absent from most of southern Australia.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 99,999 (2010).
Status LC
Habitat loss and degradation due to intensive agriculture, invasive weeds, changes to fire regimes and predation by the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) are the main threats.
Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis) [XC156198]
by id from Mount Carbine, Queensland, Australia (call, male displaying)
Breeding Season (Guide)
August - November in south, throughout the year in the north.
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Nest
None made. Eggs are laid on the bare ground, sheltered by tall grass or a low bush.
Eggs (Guide)
Usually 1, occasionally 2; olive-brown to light olive-green, with irregular spots and blotches of olive-brown; oval; about 78 x 55 mm. Incubation: by female.
Young
Precocial, nidifugous.
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps). Superspecies sometimes considered to include Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori), as well as Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), and all three have even been lumped into single species, Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori). All four Ardeotis have occasionally been placed in same superspecies.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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