Denham's Bustard
Neotis denhami(Children, JG; Vigors, NA, 1826)
English (US) Denham's Bustard
The Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami) 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
- Neotis denhami
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Denham's Bustard
- Described by
- (Children, JG; Vigors, NA, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Neotis denhami denhami
- Neotis denhami jacksoni
- Neotis denhami stanleyi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Otis Denhami
- Described by
- (Children, JG; Vigors, NA, 1826)
- Type locality
- No locality given = neighborhood of Lake Chad, fide Sclater, 1924, p. 113.
- Original description
- Narrative of travels and discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824 App.XXI p.199
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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