Black-bellied Bustard
Lissotis melanogaster(Rüppell, WPES, 1835)
English (US) Black-bellied Bustard
The Black-bellied Bustard (Lissotis melanogaster) 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
- Lissotis melanogaster
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-bellied Bustard
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lissotis melanogaster melanogaster
- Lissotis melanogaster notophila
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Otis melanogaster
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1835)
- Type locality
- Lake Tsana, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.16 pl.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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