Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Bustards :: Macqueen's Bustard

Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii

Described by: Gray, J. E. (1832)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Gujarat, India - Dec, 2006 © Nikhil Devasar  Gujarat, India - Dec, 2006 © Nikhil Devasar 
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Range

C. Asia to Arabia;
Sinai, Israel, Jordan (s. Jordan River Valley), Syria, ex. s. Turkey, Saudi Arabia (Harrat al-Harrah and Mahazat as-Sayd Reserves) and Yemen and Oman to Iran, ex. w. Pakistan, Uzbekistan (s. of Aral Sea), Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan (Tau-Kum Desert and Buzachi Peninsula, n. Aral Sea), n. Afghanistan, and c. Asia in Mongolia (Altai) and China (Lap Nor, Jungar Basin).
Winters in Abu Dhabi, Arab Emirates, Cholistan desert of w. Pakistan (Baluchistan), nw. India and Egypt.

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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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