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Photo by Kuwaity
Photo taken: National Park, Sabiya, Kuwait

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

Nile Valley of Egypt to Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan.

Vagrancy

MacQueen's Bustard has a greater tendency to wander than it's fellow Chlamydotis species, the sedentary Houbara Bustard. Records stretch as far as Great Britain, mainly in the 19th century, though only recorded as Chlamydotis bustards (pre-split, see Taxonomy).

Photo by M.alkanderi
Kuwait, November 2009

Population

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.

Taxonomy

A monotypic species.^[1]

Formerly lumped within Houbara Bustard, C. undulata.

Habitat

Deserts and very arid sandy areas.

Behaviour

Breeding

The 2-4 eggs are laid on the ground.

Diet

Diet includes seeds, insects and other small creatures.

References

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Macqueen's Bustard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Macqueen%27s_Bustard

External Links

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-;Chlamydotis macqueenii
+[[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]]
+;[[:Category:Chlamydotis|Chlamydotis]] macqueenii
 ==Identification==
-Photo taken: national park, sabiya, kuwait
+cm<br />
+*Brown above
-The MacQueen's Bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii, is a large bird in the bustard family. It is 60 cm long with an 140 cm wingspan. It is brown above and white below, with a black stripe down the sides of its neck. In flight, the long wings show large areas of black and brown on the flight feathers. Sexes are similar, but the female is smaller and greyer above. Macqueen’s Bustard is vocally almost silent. Macqueen's is slightly larger and paler than Houbara.
+*White below
+*Black stripe down the sides of  neck<br />
+Sexes are similar, but the female is smaller and greyer above.
+==Distribution==
-==Distribtion==
+Nile Valley of [[Egypt]] to [[Arabian Peninsula]] and [[Pakistan]].
-It breeds in southwestern Asia.
+====Vagrancy====
+MacQueen's Bustard has a greater tendency to wander than it's fellow ''Chlamydotis'' species, the sedentary Houbara Bustard. Records stretch as far as Great Britain, mainly in the 19th century, though only recorded as ''Chlamydotis'' bustards (pre-split, see Taxonomy).
+[[Image:10V8547.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|M.alkanderi|M.alkanderi}}<br />[[Kuwait]], November 2009]]
+====Population====
+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.
 ==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.
+A monotypic species.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
-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.
+Formerly lumped within [[Houbara Bustard]], ''C. undulata''.
 ==Habitat==
-This species breeds in deserts and other very arid sandy areas.
+Deserts and very arid sandy areas.
 ==Behaviour==
-Like other bustards, these have a flamboyant display raising the white feathers of the head and throat and withdrawing the head. 2-4 eggs are laid on the ground.
+====Breeding====
+The 2-4 eggs are laid on the ground.
-This species is omnivorous taking seeds, insects and other small creatures. It is named after the British soldier and collector General Thomas MacQueen.
+====Diet====
+Diet includes seeds, insects and other small creatures.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
+==External Links==
+{{GSearch|"Chlamydotis macqueenii" {{!}} "Macqueen's Bustard"}}
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+<br />
-==External Links==
+[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Chlamydotis]]
-*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Chlamydotis+macqueenii+ View more images of Macqueen's Bustard in the gallery]
-[[Category:Birds]]