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;[[:Category:Ardeotis|Ardeotis]] arabs | ;[[:Category:Ardeotis|Ardeotis]] arabs | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Male 100 cm; female 75cm | ||
| + | *Sandy-brown upperparts, wings and centre tail feathers, finely marked with black | ||
| + | *White spots on wings | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Arid northwestern [[Africa]] to Red Sea and southwestern [[Arabia]]. | Arid northwestern [[Africa]] to Red Sea and southwestern [[Arabia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
*''A. a. lynesi'' - Probably extinct; Western [[Morocco]] | *''A. a. lynesi'' - Probably extinct; Western [[Morocco]] | ||
*''A. a. stieberi'' - South-western [[Mauritania]] and [[Senegambia]] to north-eastern [[Sudan]] | *''A. a. stieberi'' - South-western [[Mauritania]] and [[Senegambia]] to north-eastern [[Sudan]] | ||
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*''A. a. arabs'' - [[Ethiopia]] to north-western [[Somalia]], south-western [[Saudi Arabia]] and western [[Yemen]] | *''A. a. arabs'' - [[Ethiopia]] to north-western [[Somalia]], south-western [[Saudi Arabia]] and western [[Yemen]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Grassy plains, bush and savanna. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of insects, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, beetles, caterpillars etc. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ardeotis+arabs}} | {{GSearch|Ardeotis+arabs}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ardeotis]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ardeotis]] | ||
Revision as of 23:30, 20 November 2014
- Ardeotis arabs
Identification
Male 100 cm; female 75cm
- Sandy-brown upperparts, wings and centre tail feathers, finely marked with black
- White spots on wings
Distribution
Arid northwestern Africa to Red Sea and southwestern Arabia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies1:
- A. a. lynesi - Probably extinct; Western Morocco
- A. a. stieberi - South-western Mauritania and Senegambia to north-eastern Sudan
- A. a. butleri - Southern Sudan; single record for north-western Kenya
- A. a. arabs - Ethiopia to north-western Somalia, south-western Saudi Arabia and western Yemen
Habitat
Grassy plains, bush and savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, beetles, caterpillars etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Arabian Bustard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arabian_Bustard
