Nubian Bustard
Neotis nuba(Cretzschmar, PJ, 1826)
English (US) Nubian Bustard
The Nubian Bustard (Neotis nuba) 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: Sahel from western Mauritania to eastern SudanRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Neotis nuba
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Nubian Bustard
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Otis Nuba
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1826)
- Type locality
- Kurgos, near Shendi, Sudan.
- Original description
- Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Erste Abtheilung. Zoologie. Vögel (1826) p.1 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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