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White-necked Puffbird
Animalia Bucconidae

White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus hyperrhynchus (P.L.Sclater, 1856)

Notharchus hyperrhynchus, the white-necked puffbird, is a black-and-white bird f…

Spot-backed Puffbird
Animalia Bucconidae

Spot-backed Puffbird

Nystalus maculatus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Nystalus maculatus, the spot-backed puffbird, is a small bird found in central S…

Barred Puffbird
Animalia Bucconidae

Barred Puffbird

Nystalus radiatus (P.L.Sclater, 1854)

Nystalus radiatus, the barred puffbird, is a small Neotropical puffbird found ac…

White-eared Puffbird
Animalia Bucconidae

White-eared Puffbird

Nystalus chacuru (Vieillot, 1816)

Nystalus chacuru, the white-eared puffbird, is a distinctive plump puffbird foun…

Subdesert Mesite
Animalia Mesitornithidae

Subdesert Mesite

Monias benschi Oustalet & G.Grandidier, 1903

The subdesert mesite is a medium-sized terrestrial bird endemic to a small coast…

Great Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Great Bustard

Otis tarda Linnaeus, 1758

Otis tarda, the great bustard, is a large Palearctic bustard that includes one o…

Denham's Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Denham's Bustard

Neotis denhami (Children & Vigors, 1826)

Denham's bustard (Neotis denhami) is a large African bustard species with three …

Ludwig's Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Ludwig's Bustard

Neotis ludwigii (Ruppell, 1837)

Neotis ludwigii, or Ludwig's bustard, is a large African bustard found in grassl…

Blue Korhaan
Animalia Otididae

Blue Korhaan

Eupodotis caerulescens (Vieillot, 1820)

Eupodotis caerulescens (blue korhaan) is a terrestrial bird native to grasslands…

White-bellied Korhaan
Animalia Otididae

White-bellied Korhaan

Eupodotis senegalensis (Vieillot, 1820)

The white-bellied bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) is a small, sexually dimorphi…

Australian Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Australian Bustard

Ardeotis australis (J.E.Gray, 1829)

Ardeotis australis (Australian bustard) is a large terrestrial bird, the only Au…

Great Indian Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Great Indian Bustard

Ardeotis nigriceps (Vigors, 1831)

The great Indian bustard is a large ground bird native to India and Pakistan, de…

Kori Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori (Burchell, 1822)

Ardeotis kori, the kori bustard, is a large African bird with distinct plumage, …

Asian Houbara
Animalia Otididae

Asian Houbara

Chlamydotis macqueenii (J.E.Gray, 1832)

Chlamydotis macqueenii, the Asian houbara, is a medium-sized arid-dwelling busta…

African Houbara
Animalia Otididae

African Houbara

Chlamydotis undulata (Jacquin, 1784)

Chlamydotis undulata, the African houbara, is a small to mid-sized bustard nativ…

Little Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Little Bustard

Tetrax tetrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetrax tetrax, the little bustard, is the smallest Palearctic bustard, an omnivo…

Black-bellied Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Black-bellied Bustard

Lissotis melanogaster (Ruppell, 1835)

Lissotis melanogaster, the black-bellied bustard, is an African bustard species …

Hartlaub's Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Hartlaub's Bustard

Lissotis hartlaubii (Heuglin, 1863)

Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii) is a small omnivorous bustard native to…

Karoo Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Karoo Bustard

Eupodotis vigorsii (A.Smith, 1831)

The karoo korhaan is a small Southern African bustard species with two subspecie…

Rüppell's Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Rüppell's Bustard

Heterotetrax rueppelii (Wahlberg, 1856)

Rüppell's korhaan is a small bustard native to arid habitats of southwestern Afr…

Buff-crested Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Buff-crested Bustard

Lophotis gindiana (Oustalet, 1881)

Lophotis gindiana, the buff-crested bustard, is a small sexually dimorphic East …

Red-crested Bustard
Animalia Otididae

Red-crested Bustard

Lophotis ruficrista (A.Smith, 1836)

The red-crested korhaan is a sedentary African bird known for its male's distinc…

Southern Black Korhaan
Animalia Otididae

Southern Black Korhaan

Afrotis afra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Afrotis afra, the southern black korhaan, is a sexually dimorphic ground-dwellin…

Northern Black Korhaan
Animalia Otididae

Northern Black Korhaan

Afrotis afraoides (A.Smith, 1831)

Afrotis afraoides, the northern black korhaan, is a ground-dwelling bird found i…