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The great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) or Indian bustard is a bustard occurring on the Indian subcontinent. It is a large bird with a horizontal body and long ...
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Bustards are all fairly large with the two largest species, the kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) and the great bustard (Otis tarda), being frequently cited as the world's heaviest flying birds. In both the largest species, large males exceed a weight of 20 kg (44 lb), weigh around 13.5 kg (30 lb) on average and can attain a total length of 150 cm ...
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Kori bustard Bustards are birds in the family Otididae in the monotypic order Otidiformes. There are currently 26 extant species of bustards recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union. Many species of fossil bustards are known from the Miocene onwards; however, their exact number and taxonomy are unsettled due to ongoing discoveries. Conventions IUCN Red List categories Conservation ...
Great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps (Vigors, 1831) India and Pakistan: Size: Habitat: Diet: CR Australian bustard Ardeotis australis (Gray, JE, 1829) northern Australia and southern New Guinea Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Kori bustard Ardeotis kori (Burchell, 1822)
The venomous animal was one of two new species discovered in India, researchers said.
Covering an area of 6.14 km 2 (2.37 sq mi), it was established in 1988 to protect the great Indian bustard and the lesser florican and remains the only habitat in Andhra Pradesh for the bustard which is a critically endangered species. [2] [3] The sanctuary is mostly an undulating plain with hot, dry climatic conditions and erratic and uneven ...