Bird group

Bustards

26 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

African Houbara
Chlamydotis undulata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Houbara is a long-legged ground bird of sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or semi-desert…

Arabian Bustard
Ardeotis arabs
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Arabian Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of Arabia, the Levant, and nearby dry country. It walks through open plains, grassland,…

Asian Houbara
Chlamydotis macqueenii
Vulnerable≈ 33K–67K

The Asian Houbara is a long-legged ground bird of China and East Asia. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or semi-desert…

Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Australian Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It walks through open plains, grassland,…

Bengal Florican
Bengal Florican
Houbaropsis bengalensis
Critically Endangered≈ 250–1000

The Bengal Florican is a long-legged ground bird of China and East Asia. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or semi-desert…

Black Bustard
Afrotis afra
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of southern African open country. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or…

Black-bellied Bustard
Lissotis melanogaster
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-bellied Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or…

Blue Bustard
Eupodotis caerulescens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Blue Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or semi-desert…

Buff-crested Bustard
Lophotis gindiana
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Buff-crested Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of the Horn of Africa and East African drylands. It walks through open plains,…

Denham's Bustard
Neotis denhami
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Denham's Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or semi-desert…

Great Bustard
Otis tarda
Vulnerable≈ 44K-57K

The Great Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of western Eurasian steppe, farmland, and semi-open plains. It walks through open plains,…

Great Indian Bustard
Ardeotis nigriceps
Critically Endangered≈ 150–250

The Great Indian Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of the Indian subcontinent's remaining grasslands. It walks through open plains,…

Hartlaub's Bustard
Lissotis hartlaubii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Hartlaub's Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of the Horn of Africa and East African drylands. It walks through open plains,…

Heuglin's Bustard
Neotis heuglinii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Heuglin's Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or semi-desert…

Karoo Bustard
Heterotetrax vigorsii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Karoo Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of southern African open country. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or…

Kori Bustard
Ardeotis kori
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Kori Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of southern African open country. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or…

Lesser Florican
Sypheotides indicus
Critically Endangered≈ 700–1.5K

The Lesser Florican is a long-legged ground bird of the Indian subcontinent's remaining grasslands. It walks through open plains,…

Little Brown Bustard
Heterotetrax humilis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Little Brown Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or…

Little Bustard
Tetrax tetrax
Near Threatened≈ 200K–320K

The Little Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of China and East Asia. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or semi-desert…

Ludwig's Bustard
Neotis ludwigii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ludwig's Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or semi-desert…

Nubian Bustard
Neotis nuba
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Nubian Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of the Sahel and northern sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland,…

Red-crested Bustard
Lophotis ruficrista
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-crested Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of the Sahel and northern sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland,…

Rüppell's Bustard
Heterotetrax rueppelii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rüppell's Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna, or semi-desert…

Savile's Bustard
Lophotis savilei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Savile's Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of the Sahel and northern sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains, grassland,…

White-bellied Bustard
Eupodotis senegalensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-bellied Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of the Sahel and northern sub-Saharan Africa. It walks through open plains,…

White-quilled Bustard
Afrotis afraoides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-quilled Bustard is a long-legged ground bird of southern African open country. It walks through open plains, grassland, savanna,…