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;[[:Category:Ardeotis|Ardeotis]] arabs | ;[[:Category:Ardeotis|Ardeotis]] arabs | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[File:Arabian_Bustard_Flight_BBB.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|birdboybowley|birdboybowley}}<br />Ali Dege, [[Ethiopia]], 9 October 2017]] | ||
| + | Male 100 cm; female 75cm | ||
| + | *Sandy-brown upperparts, wings and centre tail feathers, finely marked with black | ||
| + | *White spots on wings | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Arid northwestern [[Africa]] to Red Sea and southwestern [[Arabia]]. | Arid northwestern [[Africa]] to Red Sea and southwestern [[Arabia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | *''A. a. lynesi'' - Probably extinct; | + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: |
| − | *''A. a. stieberi'' - | + | *''A. a. lynesi'' - Probably extinct; Western [[Morocco]] |
| − | *''A. a. butleri'' - | + | *''A. a. stieberi'' - South-western [[Mauritania]] and [[Senegambia]] to north-eastern [[Sudan]] |
| − | *''A. a. arabs'' - [[Ethiopia]] | + | *''A. a. butleri'' - [[South Sudan]]; very rare (resident?) in northwestern [[Kenya]] |
| + | *''A. a. arabs'' - [[Eritrea]], northeastern [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], and northwestern [[Somalia]]; southwestern [[Saudi Arabia]] and western [[Yemen]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Grassy plains, bush and savanna. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of insects, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, beetles, caterpillars etc. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Collar, N., G. M. Kirwan, and E. F. J. Garcia (2020). Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs), 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.arabus1.01 |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ardeotis+arabs}} | {{GSearch|Ardeotis+arabs}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:22, 10 March 2022
- Ardeotis arabs
Identification
Male 100 cm; female 75cm
- Sandy-brown upperparts, wings and centre tail feathers, finely marked with black
- White spots on wings
Distribution
Arid northwestern Africa to Red Sea and southwestern Arabia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies1:
- A. a. lynesi - Probably extinct; Western Morocco
- A. a. stieberi - South-western Mauritania and Senegambia to north-eastern Sudan
- A. a. butleri - South Sudan; very rare (resident?) in northwestern Kenya
- A. a. arabs - Eritrea, northeastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and northwestern Somalia; southwestern Saudi Arabia and western Yemen
Habitat
Grassy plains, bush and savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, beetles, caterpillars etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Collar, N., G. M. Kirwan, and E. F. J. Garcia (2020). Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs), 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.arabus1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Arabian Bustard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arabian_Bustard
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
