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[[Image:Macqueens_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Kuwaity <br/>Photo taken: National Park, Sabiya, Kuwait ]] | [[Image:Macqueens_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Kuwaity <br/>Photo taken: National Park, Sabiya, Kuwait ]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Southwestern [[Asia]]. | Southwestern [[Asia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | It has recently been split as a separate species from the [[Houbara Bustard]], Chlamydotis undulata of the Canary Islands and north Africa. These two species are the only members of the Chlamydotis genus. | + | It has recently been split as a separate species from the [[Houbara Bustard]], ''Chlamydotis undulata'' of the Canary Islands and north Africa. These two species are the only members of the ''Chlamydotis'' genus. |
| − | The dividing line between the two species is the Sinai peninsula. MacQueen's has a greater tendency to wander than the sedentary Houbara Bustard and a handful of Chlamydotis bustards have reached Great Britain, mainly in the 19th century. | + | The dividing line between the two species is the Sinai peninsula. MacQueen's has a greater tendency to wander than the sedentary Houbara Bustard and a handful of ''Chlamydotis'' bustards have reached Great Britain, mainly in the 19th century. |
It is unlikely that any more of this species will reach western Europe, since it has been hunted to near-extinction in the Middle East by Arab falconers. Conservation efforts by the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the United Arab Emirates have given some hope for the future of this Bustard. | It is unlikely that any more of this species will reach western Europe, since it has been hunted to near-extinction in the Middle East by Arab falconers. Conservation efforts by the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the United Arab Emirates have given some hope for the future of this Bustard. | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 18 February 2008
- Chlamydotis macqueenii
Identification
60 cm. Brown above, white below, black stripe down the sides of neck. Sexes are similar, but the female is smaller and greyer above.
Distribution
Southwestern Asia.
Taxonomy
It has recently been split as a separate species from the Houbara Bustard, Chlamydotis undulata of the Canary Islands and north Africa. These two species are the only members of the Chlamydotis genus. The dividing line between the two species is the Sinai peninsula. MacQueen's has a greater tendency to wander than the sedentary Houbara Bustard and a handful of Chlamydotis bustards have reached Great Britain, mainly in the 19th century.
It is unlikely that any more of this species will reach western Europe, since it has been hunted to near-extinction in the Middle East by Arab falconers. Conservation efforts by the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the United Arab Emirates have given some hope for the future of this Bustard.
Habitat
Deserts and very arid sandy areas.
Behaviour
2-4 eggs are laid on the ground.
Diet includes seeds, insects and other small creatures.
