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immature male
Photo by Glen Tepke
Amboseli National Park, Kenya, 13 June 2009
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.

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..

Habitat

Behaviour

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