African Houbara vs Hartlaub's Bustard

Chlamydotis undulata 对比 Lissotis hartlaubii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Houbara Hartlaub's Bustard
学名 Chlamydotis undulata Lissotis hartlaubii
Otidiformes Otidiformes
Otididae Otididae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 72.9 cm (28.7 in) 65.7 cm (25.9 in)
体重 1875.0 g (66.14 oz) 1430.0 g (50.44 oz)
食性 Omnivore of North African desert; feeds on insects, small lizards, seeds, and succulent plant material. … Omnivore of East African grasslands; feeds on insects, small vertebrates, seeds, and shoots. Beetles and …
产卵数 1-3 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Houbara only

Hartlaub's Bustard only

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Song & Call Comparison

African Houbara

鸣唱

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

Hartlaub's Bustard

鸣唱

Harsh, far-carrying call with nasal quality; loud resonant notes repeated insistently from elevated open perch.

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Geographic Range & Migration

African Houbara

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

Hartlaub's Bustard

Found in dry grasslands of the Horn of Africa from Ethiopia to Tanzania. Resident in open savanna.

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保护状况

Vulnerable

African Houbara

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Bustard

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Houbara

羽毛

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

Hartlaub's Bustard

羽毛

White-eared Bronze-cuckoo: white ear patch; bronze-green above; barred white below; small; iridescent green-bronze; distinctive ear

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About These Birds

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。

Hartlaub's Bustard

A medium-sized bustard (55-60 cm) found in dry grasslands of the Horn of Africa from Ethiopia to Tanzania. Males have a black belly and inflatable throat pouch. Closely related to Black-bellied Bustard. Named after the German ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub.

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