Asiatic bustard

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Asiatic bustard
Asian bustard in the Rann of Kachchh

Asian bustard in the Rann of Kachchh

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Otidiformes
Family : Bustards (Otididae)
Genre : Collared bustards ( Chlamydotis )
Type : Asiatic bustard
Scientific name
Chlamydotis macqueenii
( Gray , 1832)

The Asiatic collared bustard ( Chlamydotis macqueenii ), also known as the steppe collar bustard , is a species from the bustard family. No subspecies are described, the species is listed as an allospecies for the collar bustard . In Europe, the Asiatic bustard is a rare stray visitor . However, due to its pronounced migratory behavior, it can be observed more frequently than the collar bustard outside of its range in Western Europe.

description

The males reach a body length of 65 to 75 centimeters and usually weigh between 1,800 and 2,400 grams. Exceptionally heavy specimens also weigh 3,100 grams. The females are smaller and reach a body length of 55 to 65 centimeters and weigh between 1,100 and 1,700 grams. The wingspan is between 135 and 170 centimeters.

Asiatic collared bustards are brown on the upper side of the body and whitish on the underside of the body. A narrow, black stripe runs along the side of the neck. The females are a little grayish than the males. The similarity to the Collared Bustard is very pronounced, but the Asiatic Collared Bustard is somewhat larger and paler.

Distribution, way of life and existence

Distribution of the Asiatic Bustard:
  • Breeding areas
  • Year-round occurrence
  • Non-brooding
  • Introductory areas

    • The distribution area of ​​the Asiatic bustard is the Sinai and the Middle East to the west of Pakistan and from the Caspi region to the south of Kyrgyzstan to Mongolia. In the south of its Asian range, the collar bustard is a resident bird with only short migrations. The breeding birds of Central Asia and Central Asia, on the other hand, migrate in a southwestern direction to northwestern India in the winter half-year.

    Their habitat are dry steppes and semi-deserts. During the migration it also occurs on cultivated land. Like the collared bustard, it is an omnivorous species that eats not only plant material such as fruits, seeds, sprouts, leaves and flowers but also grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, other arthropods and reptiles.

    The world population is not known, population information is only available for parts of the distribution area. There are between 40,000 and 60,000 individuals in Kazakhstan and between 20,000 and 25,000 in Pakistan. The European breeding population is very low: in southern Russia there are a maximum of twenty and in Azerbaijan up to ten individuals.

    supporting documents

    literature

    • Hans-Günther Bauer, Einhard Bezzel and Wolfgang Fiedler (eds.): The compendium of birds in Central Europe: Everything about biology, endangerment and protection. Volume 1: Nonpasseriformes - non-sparrow birds , Aula-Verlag Wiebelsheim, Wiesbaden 2005, ISBN 3-89104-647-2 .

    Single receipts

    1. ↑ a b Bauer et al., P. 388

    Web links

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