- Tetrax tetrax
Identification
45 cm long with a 90 cm wingspan. Brown above and white below, with a grey head and a black neck bordered above and below by white. Female is marked darker below than the male. Immature bustards resemble females.
Distribution
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Open grassland.
Behaviour
Diet includes seeds, insects and other small creatures.
No nest is made; females lay 3 to 5 eggs on the ground.
Bird Song
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