Tuesday, August 28, 2012

>>Genus Lissotis

Lissotis


Lissotis
Adult male Hartlaub's Bustard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Gruiformes
Family:Otididae
Genus:Lissotis
L. Reichenbach, 1848
Lissotis is a genus of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. Some authorities, such as the IUCN, consider it part of Eupodotis; the separation adopted here follows the Handbook of the Birds of the World.
It contains the following species, both restricted to Africa:
  • Black-bellied Bustard, Lissotis melanogaster
  • Hartlaub's Bustard, Lissotis hartlaubii

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