African Houbara

Chlamydotis undulata - Outarde houbara

Outarde houbara
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Otidiformes

  • Family
    :

    Otididés

  • Genus
    :

    Chlamydotis

  • Species
    :

    undulata

Descriptor

Jacquin, 1784

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 55 à 75 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 135 à 170 cm.
  • Weight
    : 1200 à 3200 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Outarde houbara
♂ adult
Outarde houbara
♀ adult

African Houbara (Chlamydotis undulata) is a species of bird in the Otididae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Chlamydotis undulata undulata (n Africa)
  • Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae (e Canary Is.)

Foreign names

  • Outarde houbara,
  • Avutarda hubara africana,
  • abetarda-hubara,
  • Saharakragentrappe,
  • galléros túzok,
  • Westelijke Kraagtrap,
  • Ubara africana,
  • ökentrapp,
  • Kragetrappe,
  • drop orientálny,
  • drop hřívnatý,
  • Kravetrappe,
  • lännenkaulustrappi,
  • hubara africana,
  • Auðnadoðra,
  • hubara saharyjska,
  • Sahāras sīga,
  • Дрофа-красотка,
  • フサエリショウノガン,
  • 非洲波斑鸨,
  • 波斑鴇,

Voice song and call

Outarde houbara
♂ adult

Habitat

Outarde houbara
♂ adult

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Desert : Hot, Temperate ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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