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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 105 cm<br /> | + | 105 cm (41¾ in)<br /> |
'''Breeding male''' | '''Breeding male''' | ||
*Back barred black and gold | *Back barred black and gold | ||
| + | *Broad white patch on the wing | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Great-bustard-1817.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature Male<br />Photo by {{user|john-henry|john-henry}}<br />Villafafila, [[Spain]], May 2007]] | ||
Southern [[Palearctic]], southeastern [[Russia]] to [[Mongolia]] and northeastern [[China]]. | 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]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their diet is mainly plant based, but they also eat invertebrates, small animals and nesting birds too. | Their diet is mainly plant based, but they also eat invertebrates, small animals and nesting birds too. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They nest on the ground, sometimes making a scrape which is occasionally lined with pieces of grass. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
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<flashmp3>Otis tarda (song).mp3</flashmp3><br> | <flashmp3>Otis tarda (song).mp3</flashmp3><br> | ||
''[[Media:Otis tarda (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Otis tarda (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Stortrapp flygande 800.jpg|Photo by {{user|bengtfalke|bengtfalke}}<br />Belen plains, [[Extremadura]], [[Spain]], April 2009 | ||
| + | Image:Great Bustard kamst.jpg|Displaying male<br />Photo by {{user|kamst139|kamst139}}<br />Alentejo, [[Portugal]], April 2016 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017) |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 17 May 2017
- Otis tarda
Identification
105 cm (41¾ in)
Breeding male
- Back barred black and gold
- Broad white patch on the wing
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.
Breeding
They nest on the ground, sometimes making a scrape which is occasionally lined with pieces of grass.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Otis tarda (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo by bengtfalke
Belen plains, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Bustard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Bustard
