Bustards
Otididae
Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large, terrestrial birds living mainly in dry grassland areas and in steppe regions. They range in length from 40 to 150 cm (16 to 59 in). They make up the family Otididae (, formerly known as Otidae).
Bustards are omnivorous and opportunistic, eating leaves, buds, seeds, fruit, small vertebrates, and invertebrates. There are 26 species currently recognised.
12 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 26 known species
Ardeotis Bustards
genusArdeotis
Great Bustards
genusOtis
Tetrax
genusTetrax
Black Korhaans
genusAfrotis
Lophotis Bustards
genusLophotis
Neotis Bustards
genusNeotis
Black-bellied and Hartlaub's Bustards
genusLissotis
Blue and White-bellied Korhaans
genusEupodotis
Brown Bustards
genusHeterotetrax
Houbara Bustards
genusChlamydotis
Bengal Floricans
genusHoubaropsis
Sypheotides
genusSypheotides
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 75.