Disambiguation: For the species Eupodotis ruficrista, see Red-crested Bustard.
- Lophotis gindiana
Eupodotis gindiana
Identification
Length 46-53 cm (18-21 in)
- Black belly
- No white in wings
Similar Species
Smaller than Black-bellied Bustard and Hartlaub's Bustard.
Distribution
Southeastern Sudan to southern Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Lophotis vs. Eupodotis
The species in genus Lophotis was formerly placed in genus Eupodotis by some authorities, however there now seems to be a consensus for using Lophotis.
Habitat
Dry woodland; seldom in open grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
There is not too much information available. They do eat seeds, green herbage and insects. They are thought to eat many ants.
Breeding
Their clutch contains 1-2 eggs, which are laid in a nest on bare ground.
Vocalisation
Piercing whistles and clicks before display flight.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Collar, N. (2020). Buff-crested Bustard (Eupodotis gindiana), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bucbus1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Buff-crested Bustard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-crested_Bustard
External Links
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