Heuglin's Bustard
Neotis heuglinii(Hartlaub, KJG, 1859)
English (US) Heuglin's Bustard
The Heuglin's Bustard (Neotis heuglinii) 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: savanna of Eritrea to southern Ethiopia, northern Somalia, and northern KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Neotis heuglinii
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Heuglin's Bustard
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Otis heuglinii
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1859)
- Type locality
- Near the wells of Thushha, between ZeUa and Harar.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.1 p.344 pl.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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