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Little Bustard

Tetrax tetrax

Near Threatened

पंखों का फैलाव

47.9 cm

वजन

840.6666666666666 g

कुल

Otididae

गण

Otidiformes

के बारे में

A small bustard (40-45 cm) found in open grasslands and steppe from Western Europe to Central Asia. Males have a distinctive black-and-white neck pattern during breeding. Short-distance migrant. Classified as Near Threatened due to agricultural intensification across European grasslands.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	47.9 cm	18.9 in
वजन	840.6666666666666 g	29.65 oz

पहचान

पंख

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; white barred below; narrow incomplete bars; reddish eye; bronze-green iridescence

Habitat & Range

🌾 Grassland

भौगोलिक वितरण

Found in open grasslands and steppe from Western Europe to Central Asia. Partial migrant. Near Threatened.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivore of European and Central Asian steppe; eats insects, clover, seeds, and green shoots. Beetles and grasshoppers are key prey in summer.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 20-22 days. Fledging: 25-30 days.

अंडों की संख्या

2-6

ध्वनि

गीत

Loud, low booming call; deep resonant notes carrying impressively across open African semi-arid landscape.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Otidiformes (Bustards)
कुल	Otididae (Bustards)
Genus	Tetrax
प्रजातियां	Tetrax tetrax

Distribution

Little Bustard has been recorded in 5 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded