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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	White-bellied Bustard	Buff-crested Bustard
学名	Eupodotis senegalensis	Lophotis gindiana
目	Otidiformes	Otidiformes
科	Otididae	Otididae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	54.1 cm (21.3 in)	50.6 cm (19.9 in)
体重	934.0 g (32.95 oz)	788.75 g (27.82 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	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

White-bellied Bustard only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Buff-crested Bustard only

无

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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.

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

White-bellied Bustard

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

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

Least Concern

White-bellied Bustard

Least Concern

Buff-crested 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

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

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。

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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