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| − | + | [[Image:Great_Bustarda.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|stefano+t63|stefano t63}}<br />Villafafila, [[Spain]], May 2010]] | |
| − | [[Image:Great_Bustarda.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|stefano+t63|stefano t63}}<br>Villafafila, [[Spain]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Otis|Otis]] tarda | ;[[:Category:Otis|Otis]] tarda | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 105 cm<br /> | ||
| + | '''Breeding male''' | ||
| + | *Back barred black and gold | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Southern [[Palearctic]], southeastern [[Russia]] to [[Mongolia]] and northeastern [[China]]. | |
A re-introduction programme has been started in the [[UK]], based on Salisbury Plain in [[Wiltshire]]. | A re-introduction programme has been started in the [[UK]], based on Salisbury Plain in [[Wiltshire]]. | ||
[[Image:Great-bustard-1817.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature Male<br />Photo by {{user|john-henry|john-henry}}<br />Villafafila, [[Spain]], May 2007]] | [[Image:Great-bustard-1817.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature Male<br />Photo by {{user|john-henry|john-henry}}<br />Villafafila, [[Spain]], May 2007]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | |
*''O. t. tarda'': | *''O. t. tarda'': | ||
:*Southern [[Palearctic]] | :*Southern [[Palearctic]] | ||
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:*South-eastern [[Russia]] to [[Mongolia]] and north-eastern [[China]] | :*South-eastern [[Russia]] to [[Mongolia]] and north-eastern [[China]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | cereal croplands, open plains and steppe, grassland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet is mainly plant based, but they also eat invertebrates, small animals and nesting birds too. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
[[Image:Stortrapp flygande 800.jpg|thumb|350px|right|<br />Photo by {{user|bengtfalke|bengtfalke}}<br />Belen plains, [[Extremadura]], [[Spain]], April 2009]] | [[Image:Stortrapp flygande 800.jpg|thumb|350px|right|<br />Photo by {{user|bengtfalke|bengtfalke}}<br />Belen plains, [[Extremadura]], [[Spain]], April 2009]] | ||
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''[[Media:Otis tarda (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Otis tarda (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) |
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 15 July 2014
- Otis tarda
Identification
105 cm
Breeding male
- Back barred black and gold
Distribution
Southern Palearctic, southeastern Russia to Mongolia and northeastern China.
A re-introduction programme has been started in the UK, based on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies1:
- O. t. tarda:
- Southern Palearctic
- O. t. dybowskii:
Habitat
cereal croplands, open plains and steppe, grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet is mainly plant based, but they also eat invertebrates, small animals and nesting birds too.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Otis tarda (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Bustard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Bustard
