Asian Houbara

Chlamydotis macqueenii

Vulnerable

Envergadura

76,7 cm

Peso

2068,75 g

Familia

Otididae

Orden

Otidiformes

Acerca de

Sisón de Macqueen (Chlamydotis macqueenii), 60–75 cm. Gran avutarda de desierto; plumaje gris-arena con plumas ornamentales en el cuello; coronilla negra. Cría en estepas de Asia Central; inverna en el sur de Asia y el Oriente Próximo. Se alimenta de insectos, reptiles y vegetación. Especie amenazada.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	76,7 cm	30.2 in
Peso	2068,75 g	72.97 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Cocos Cuckoo: olive-brown above; pale buffy below; long dark tail; island endemic; bill yellowish; Cocos Island cuckoo species

Habitat & Range

🏜️ Desierto

Distribución geográfica

Found in arid steppes from the Middle East through Central Asia to western China. Long-distance migrant.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivore of Asian steppe and desert; eats insects, small vertebrates, seeds, and green shoots. Beetles and grasshoppers are staple prey.

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 24-28 days. Fledging: 35 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-6

Sonido

Canto

Deep, resonant booming call with carrying quality; powerful bass notes audible at considerable range across plains.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Otidiformes (Avutardas)
Familia	Otididae (Avutardas)
Genus	Chlamydotis
Especies	Chlamydotis macqueenii

Distribution

Asian Houbara has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Presente Not recorded