African Houbara vs Buff-crested Bustard

Chlamydotis undulata 对比 Lophotis gindiana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Houbara Buff-crested Bustard
学名 Chlamydotis undulata Lophotis gindiana
Otidiformes Otidiformes
Otididae Otididae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 72.9 cm (28.7 in) 50.6 cm (19.9 in)
体重 1875.0 g (66.14 oz) 788.75 g (27.82 oz)
食性 Omnivore of North African desert; feeds on insects, small lizards, seeds, and succulent plant material. … Omnivore of open grasslands, eating insects, small vertebrates, seeds, and green shoots. Beetles and grasshoppers …
产卵数 1-3 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Houbara only

Buff-crested 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.

Buff-crested Bustard

鸣唱

Loud, deep booming bark; powerful guttural resonance carrying across open African woodland and scrub habitat.

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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.

Buff-crested Bustard

Found in dry savanna of East Africa from Ethiopia to Tanzania. Resident in open bushland.

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保护状况

Vulnerable

African Houbara

Least Concern

Buff-crested 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

Buff-crested Bustard

羽毛

Long-tailed Koel: males blue-black; females barred brown; very long graduated tail; red eye; Pacific island koel species

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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。

Buff-crested Bustard

A small bustard (45-55 cm) found in dry savanna of East Africa from Ethiopia to Tanzania. Buff plumage with a short buff crest. Omnivore. Males perform conspicuous leaping displays. Named after its buff-colored crest feathers.

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