Hartlaub's Bustard

Lissotis hartlaubii

Hartlaub's bustard 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.
Hartlaub's Bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii) Tsavo West NP, Kenya. Mar 4, 2023 Geotagged,Hartlaubs bustard,Kenya,Lissotis hartlaubii,Summer

Appearance

At 60 cm, they are larger than the similar Black-bellied bustard but greyer and more clearly marked in face, and the lower back with blackish tail. They have a small head set on a long neck, and a bulky body with large legs. The female is similar in appearance to the male, but with a cream-coloured head and hind neck with dark brown markings, a whitish belly and paler tail.

Naming

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub.

Habitat

Hartlaub's bustard are associated with lightly wooded grasslands containing "Acacia" trees, up to 2000 metres above sea level.

Reproduction

The breed usually in rainy periods however it depends on the geography of the place. In Ethiopia, Hartlaub's bustard breed in April and in eats Africa. they breed around January to June. however the aerial display of breeding is recorded in November.

It is not globally threatened species of birds according to CITES II. However the size of the global population is still unknown as they are very rare and is mainly found at local ranges of Africa.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderOtidiformes
FamilyOtididae
GenusLissotis
SpeciesL. hartlaubii
Photographed in
Kenya