Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Bustards :: Houbara Bustard

Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata

Described by: Jacquin (1784)
Alternate common name(s): Ruffed Bustard
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands, Spain - Jul 1, 2001 © Max Andrews 
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Range

Canary Is. and n. Africa;
(1) The Canary Is. (Fuerteventura and Lanzarote).
(2) Nw. and n. Africa from n. Mauritania, Spanish Sahara and Morocco to n. Libya, n. Sudan and w. and n. Egypt to the Nile.

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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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