Denham's Bustard

Denham's Bustard, Stanley Bustard or Stanley's Bustard, Neotis denhami, is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species of open ground, including agricultural land, grassland, flood-plains and burnt fynbos. It is resident, but some inland populations move to lower altitudes in winter.

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The Denham's Bustard is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Denham's Bustard, Stanley Bustard or Stanley's Bustard, Neotis denhami, is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species of open ground, including agricultural land, grassland, flood-plains and burnt fynbos. It is resident, but some inland populations move to lower altitudes in winter. Denham's Bustard is 80–116 cm (32–46 in) long. The male is 9–10 kg (20-22 lbs), the female is much smaller at 3 kg (6.6 lbs). More

* Stanley Bustard, or Denham's Bustard, Neotis denhami * Heuglin's Bustard, Neotis heuglinii * Nubian Bustard, Neotis nuba * Genus: Eupodotis * White-bellied Bustard, Eupodotis senegalensis * Blue Bustard, Eupodotis caerulescens * Karoo Bustard, Eupodotis vigorsii * Rüppell's Bustard, Eupodotis rueppellii More

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Denham's Bustard - Neotis denhami Outarde de Denham = Outarde de Denham Gallery : © Xavier Michel Order : Otidiformes Family : Otididae Species : Denham's Bustard Reference: xami54090 Other pictures Date taken : 2008 Jun Geographic data Country : Uganda (ug) Region : Masindi District Place : Pakuba Latitude : 2° 19' 48'' More

Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami WT000a WT000b Dullstroom area, South Africa; Nov 1980 (2) home family list next species back to bustard list More

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Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Near Threatened Justification This species is estimated to be undergoing a moderately rapid population decline. It therefore qualifies as Near Threatened. More

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Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami) = French: Outarde de Denham German: Kafferntrappe Spanish: Avutarda Cafre Other common names: Stanley Bustard; Burchell's Bustard (“burchellii”) Taxonomy: Otis Denhami Children, 1826, near Lake Chad. Genus sometimes merged with Otis. Present species may form parapatric species pair with N. heuglinii. Normally considered to include form “burchellii” of uncertain status, known only by type specimen from E Sudan. In past, present species was at times known as N. More

Denham's Bustard ( Neotis denhami) African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Denham's Bustard ( Neotis denhami) African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Denham's Bustard ( Neotis denhami) African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Denham's Bustard ( Neotis denhami) Birdlife checklist version 00: Denham's Bustard ( Neotis denhami) Birdlife checklist version 01: Denham's Bustard ( Neotis denhami) Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): More

Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami). Source: Bird stamps of Zambia (http://www.birdtheme.org/showimages/index.php?code=325) The Denham's Bustard, Stanley Bustard or Stanley’s Bustard, Neotis denhami, is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species of open ground, including agricultural land, grassland, flood-plains and burnt fynbos. It is resident, but some inland populations move to lower altitudes in winter. More

★ Stanley Bustard, or Denham's Bustard, ''Neotis denhami'' ★ Heuglin's Bustard, ''Neotis heuglinii'' ★ Nubian Bustard, ''Neotis nuba'' ★ White-bellied Bustard, ''Eupodotis senegalensis'' ★ Blue Bustard, ''Eupodotis caerulescens'' ★ Karoo Bustard, ''Eupodotis vigorsii'' ★ Rüppell's Bustard, ''Eupodotis rueppellii'' ★ Little Brown Bustard, ''Eupodotis humilis'' ★ Savile's Bustard, ''Lophotis savilei'' ★ Buff-crested Bustard, ''Lophotis gindiana'' ★ Red-crested Bustard, ''Lophotis ruficrista'' ★ Black Bustard, ''Afrotis More

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Picture of Neotis denhami above has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license.
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Order : Gruiformes
Family : Otididae
Genus : Neotis
Species : denhami
Authority : (Children, 1826)