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Photo by megan perkins
Tsavo East, Kenya. April 2006

Disambiguation: For the species Eupodotis ruficrista, see Red-crested Bustard.

Eupodotis gindiana

Identification

Length 46-53 cm. Belly black; no white in wings. Smaller than Black-bellied Bustard and Hartlaub's Bustard.

Distribution

Southeastern Sudan to southern Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and northern Tanzania.

Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

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

Behaviour

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