Great Bustard
Otis tardaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Great Bustard
The Great Bustard (Otis tarda) 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
- Otis tarda
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Great Bustard
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Otis tarda tarda
- Otis tarda dybowskii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Otis Tarda
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Poland.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.154
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Australian Bustard
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African Houbara
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Denham's Bustard
Neotis denhami
Heuglin's Bustard
Neotis heuglinii
Nubian Bustard
Neotis nuba
Blue Korhaan
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White-bellied Bustard
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