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Thick black post-ocular line, another thick black line from the eye down to the throat and definite white spot in between. | Thick black post-ocular line, another thick black line from the eye down to the throat and definite white spot in between. | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
− | Similar to [[Black-bellied Bustard]]. | + | Similar to [[Black-bellied Bustard]]. Hartlaub should show nice white spikes on upperparts (white margins) combined with reduced dark centers. Tertials are hardly visible (barred in Black-bellied, uniform in Hartlaub) |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Eastern [[Sudan]] to [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], northeastern [[Uganda]] and northern [[Tanzania]]. | Eastern [[Sudan]] to [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], northeastern [[Uganda]] and northern [[Tanzania]]. |
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- Lissotis hartlaubii
Identification
Thick black post-ocular line, another thick black line from the eye down to the throat and definite white spot in between.
Similar Species
Similar to Black-bellied Bustard. Hartlaub should show nice white spikes on upperparts (white margins) combined with reduced dark centers. Tertials are hardly visible (barred in Black-bellied, uniform in Hartlaub)
Distribution
Eastern Sudan to Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern Uganda and northern Tanzania.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species
Eupodotis vs. Lissotis
Some authorities (Sibley & Monroe, 1996) lump the genus Lissotis within Eupodotis. however there now seems to be a consensus for using Lissotis..