Disambiguation: For the species Eupodotis ruficrista, see Red-crested Bustard.
- Lophotis gindiana
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
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
Vocalisation
Piercing whistles and clicks before display flight.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-crested Bustard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-crested_Bustard
