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The Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis), also called the Bengal bustard, is a bustard species native to the Indian subcontinent, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List because fewer than 1,000 individuals were estimated to be alive as of 2017. [1] It is the only member of the genus Houbaropsis.
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 ...
Ravi Sankaran (4 October 1963 – 17 January 2009) was an Indian ornithologist whose work concerned the conservation of several threatened birds of India. He was the Director of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from 12-June-2008 till his death [1]
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 ...
The Asian houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii), also known as MacQueen's bustard, is a large bird in the bustard family. It is native to the desert and steppe regions of Asia , west from the Sinai Peninsula extending across Iran and further north toward Kazakhstan and Mongolia .
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary or Kachchh Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, [1] [2] also known as Lala–Parjan Sanctuary, [3] is located near Jakhau village in Taluka Abdasa, Gujarat, India. This sanctuary is one of the two great Indian bustard sanctuaries in Gujarat; the other one is in Jamnagar .
A kori bustard is tall enough to feed from shrubs and small trees from the ground. The male kori bustard has a length of 105 to 135 cm (3 ft 5 in to 4 ft 5 in) [13] [14] and a wingspan of 230 to 275 cm (7 ft 7 in to 9 ft 0 in). [15] Male birds may typically weigh between 7 and 18 kg (15 and 40 lb).
The lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus), also known as the likh or kharmore, is the smallest in the bustard family [3] and the only member of the genus Sypheotides.It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent where it is found in tall grasslands and is best known for the leaping breeding displays made by the males during the monsoon season.