Rüppell's Bustard

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Rüppell's Bustard

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus: Eupodotis
Species: E. rueppellii
Binomial name
Eupodotis rueppellii
(Wahlberg, 1856)
Synonyms

Heterotetrax rueppellii

The Rüppell's Bustard (Eupodotis rueppellii) is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is native to southwestern Africa in Angola and Namibia, occurring in semi-desert habitats.

It is a small bustard, only 60 cm long. The head and neck are grey, with black stripes down the throat (less marked in females), through the eye, and on the sides of the neck, and white cheeks. The body is sandy brown above, and white below. The legs are sandy yellow-brown.

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