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African Houbara bustard

African Houbara bustard

Order:
Gruiformes
Genus:
Chlamydotis
Species:
undulata
Sub-species:
undulata
IUCN Red List: What's This?
Vulnerable (VU)
CITES List: What's This?
Appendix I
ESA Status: What's This?
Not Located
Recovery Plan: What's This?
Not Located
PVA: What's This?
Not Located Reference Source
Habitat Type: What's This?
Desert Reference Source
Diet: What's This?
Omnivore
Migratory: What's This?
Yes
Ground/Aerial: What's This?
Ground
Longevity (years): What's This?
Yes Reference Source
Clutch Size: What's This?
1 - 3 Reference Source
Clutch(es) Per Year: What's This?
1.0000 Reference Source
Breeding Months: What's This?
March
April
May
June
Reference Source
Age at First Mating (in years): What's This?
1 - 3 Reference Source
Surrogate Species? What's This?
No Reference Source
Notes: What's This?
Two other subspecies. Chlamydotis undulata macqueeni (a separate entry), and Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae. Some debate about whether these are separate species or subspecies. RANGE: north Mauritania to Egypt.
Data submitted by: What's This?
Jade McGill