Hartlaub's Bustard | |
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Male | |
Information | |
Range | Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Aves |
Order | Otidiformes |
Family | Otididae |
Genus | Lissotis |
Species | Lissotis hartlaubii |
Conservation Status | |
Least Concern |
The Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii), is a species of bustard in the Otididae family. Some authorities (such as Birdlife International 2004) place it in the genus Eupodotis.
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub.