Showing posts with label Neotis heuglinii. Show all posts
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Friday, August 24, 2012

>Neotis heuglinii (Heuglin's Bustard)

Heuglin's Bustard






Heuglin's Bustard
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Gruiformes
Family:Otididae
Genus:Neotis
Species:N. heuglinii
Binomial name
Neotis heuglinii
(Hartlaub, 1859)
Heuglin's Bustard Neotis heuglinii is a species of bird in the bustard family. It is a fairly large species, at up to 89 cm (35 in) in length. The males weigh 4–8 kg (8.8–18 lb) and the much smaller females weigh 2.6–3 kg (5.7–6.6 lb). It is It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea,Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.