Ludwig's Bustard
Neotis ludwigii(Rüppell, WPES, 1837)
English (US) Ludwig's Bustard
The Ludwig's Bustard (Neotis ludwigii) 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: far southwestern Angola to Namibia, southwestern Botswana, and South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Neotis ludwigii
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Ludwig's Bustard
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Otis Ludwigii
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1837)
- Type locality
- South Africa.
- Original description
- Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte 2 p.223 pl.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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