Chlamydotis macqueenii

From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia
Revision as of 04:58, 4 August 2022 by 172.70.90.210 (talk)

MacQueen's bustard
MacQueens Bustard in Greater Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India.jpg
Scientific classification edit
: [[Template:Taxonomy/Chlamydotis]]
Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/ChlamydotisChlamydotis macqueenii
(J.E. Gray, 1834)
ChlamydotisMacqueeniiIUCN2019 2.png
Range of Ch. macqueenii
  Breeding
  Resident
  Non-breeding
  Reintroduced (resident)

MacQueen's bustard or the Asian houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) is a large bird in the bustard family. Within Pakistan it is the Provincial bird of Balochistan, Pakistan.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Chlamydotis macqueenii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22733562A118585210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22733562A118585210.en.