African Houbara
Chlamydotis undulata(Jacquin, JF, 1784)
English (US) African Houbara
The African Houbara (Chlamydotis undulata) 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.
- Scientific name
- Chlamydotis undulata
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- African Houbara
- Described by
- (Jacquin, JF, 1784)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae
- Chlamydotis undulata undulata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psophia undulata
- Described by
- (Jacquin, JF, 1784)
- Type locality
- Based on an aviary specimen brought from Tripoli.
- Original description
- Beyträge zur Geschichte der Vögel p.24 pl.9
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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