Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis(Gray, JE, 1829)
English (US) Australian Bustard
The Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Otididae (Bustards) in the order Otidiformes.
Range: Australia (except southwestern and southeastern) and southern New GuineaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ardeotis australis
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australian Bustard
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Otis Australis
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1829)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- The Animal Kingdom. Arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed 8 p.305
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Bustards
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Arabian Bustard
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Kori Bustard
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Great Indian Bustard
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Asian Houbara
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African Houbara
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Ludwig's Bustard
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Denham's Bustard
Neotis denhami
Heuglin's Bustard
Neotis heuglinii
Nubian Bustard
Neotis nuba
Blue Korhaan
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White-bellied Bustard
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