Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Bustards :: Indian Bustard

Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps

Described by: Vigors (1831)
Alternate common name(s): Great Indian Bustard
Old scientific name(s): Choriotis nigriceps

Photographs

Kutch, Gujarat, India - Feb, 2006 © Jugal Tiwari  Kutch, Gujarat, India - Jan, 2007 © Jugal Tiwari  Kutch, Gujarat, India - Jan, 2007 © Jugal Tiwari 
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Range

Pakistan, w. and c. India;
Fragmented distribution;
Pakistan (Sind and Punjab), w. and c. India (Rajasthan s. through Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to n. Karnataka and w. Andhra Pradesh e. to West Bengal and Orissa and s. to Tamil Nadu).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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