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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Asian Houbara	African Houbara
学名	Chlamydotis macqueenii	Chlamydotis undulata
目	Otidiformes	Otidiformes
科	Otididae	Otididae
保护状况	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
体长	—	—
翼展	76.7 cm (30.2 in)	72.9 cm (28.7 in)
体重	2068.75 g (72.97 oz)	1875.0 g (66.14 oz)
食性	Omnivore of Asian steppe and desert; eats insects, small vertebrates, seeds, and green shoots. Beetles …	Omnivore of North African desert; feeds on insects, small lizards, seeds, and succulent plant material. …
产卵数	2-6	1-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🏜️ Desert

Asian Houbara only

无

African Houbara only

🌾 Grassland

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Song & Call Comparison

Asian Houbara

鸣唱

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

African Houbara

鸣唱

Loud, low booming call with hollow quality; deep resonant sound carrying across open Asian semi-arid terrain.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Asian Houbara

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

African Houbara

Found in semi-arid grasslands and steppe of North Africa from Morocco to Egypt. Resident and partial migrant.

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保护状况

Vulnerable

Asian Houbara

Vulnerable

African Houbara

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How to Tell Them Apart

Asian Houbara

羽毛

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

African Houbara

羽毛

Dark-billed Cuckoo: dark bill; dark brown above; pale buff below; graduated tail; South American relative of Black-billed Cuckoo

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About These Birds

Asian Houbara

麦氏大鸨 (Chlamydotis macqueenii)，体长约55–65厘米。雄鸟颈侧具黑白色羽毛束，上体黄沙色具黑色细纹，下体白色。分布于中亚至中国西部的干旱草原。以植物性食物和昆虫为食。为濒危物种，因猎捕而数量急剧减少。

African Houbara

棕背鸨 (Chlamydotis undulata)，体长约55–65厘米。雄鸟颈侧具长形黑白色饰羽，上体沙黄色具波状纹，下体白色。分布于北非沙漠和阿拉伯半岛。以植物、昆虫和小型脊椎动物为食。为濒危物种。

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