Nubian Bustard

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Nubian Bustard
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus: Neotis
Species: N. nuba
Binomial name
Neotis nuba
(Cretzschmar, 1826)

The Nubian Bustard (Neotis nuba) is a species of bird in the Otididae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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