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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	White-bellied Bustard	Little Brown Bustard
学名	Eupodotis senegalensis	Heterotetrax humilis
目	Otidiformes	Otidiformes
科	Otididae	Otididae
保护状况	Least Concern	Near Threatened
体长	—	—
翼展	54.1 cm (21.3 in)	46.5 cm (18.3 in)
体重	934.0 g (32.95 oz)	700.0 g (24.69 oz)
食性	Omnivore of African savanna; eats insects, small vertebrates, seeds, and green shoots. Beetles and grasshoppers …	Omnivore of open grasslands, eating insects, small vertebrates, seeds, and green shoots. Beetles and grasshoppers …
产卵数	1-3	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌾 Grassland

White-bellied Bustard only

🌿 Wetland

Little Brown Bustard only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-bellied Bustard

鸣唱

Loud, low booming call; resonant bass notes carrying across open grassland habitat with remarkable power.

Little Brown Bustard

鸣唱

Loud, grating bark with deep resonant character; carrying calls audible across open dry Southern African plains.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-bellied Bustard

Found in savanna grasslands across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Resident.

Little Brown Bustard

Found in the Horn of Africa from Ethiopia to Somalia. Resident in semi-arid grasslands. Near Threatened.

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保护状况

Least Concern

White-bellied Bustard

Near Threatened

Little Brown Bustard

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-bellied Bustard

羽毛

Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo: brown above; rufous-buff below; long tail; red facial skin; yellow bill; Hispaniola endemic lizard-cuckoo

Little Brown Bustard

羽毛

Black-billed Koel (Microdynamis): black bill; males glossy black; females brown-barred; long tail; red eye; New Guinea koel

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About These Birds

White-bellied Bustard

白腹鸨，体长52-60厘米。沙棕色，腹部白色。分布于撒哈拉以南非洲。

Little Brown Bustard

侏鸨是分布于南非的小型鸨类，体型为非洲鸨类中最小。雄鸟繁殖期颈部羽毛可竖立展示，体羽棕褐具斑纹。栖息于草原，以昆虫、种子和小型无脊椎动物为食。雄鸟具炫耀性的求偶展示飞行。

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