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Asian Houbara bustard (Macqueen's Bustard)

Asian Houbara bustard (Macqueen's Bustard)

Order:
Gruiformes
Genus:
Chlamydotis
Species:
undulata
Sub-species:
macqueeni
IUCN Red List: What's This?
Vulnerable (VU)
CITES List: What's This?
Appendix I
ESA Status: What's This?
No Listing
Recovery Plan: What's This?
Not Located
PVA: What's This?
Not Located Reference Source
Habitat Type: What's This?
Desert Reference Source
Diet: What's This?
Omnivore
Migratory: What's This?
Yes
Ground/Aerial: What's This?
Aerial
Longevity (years): What's This?
Not Located Reference Source
Clutch Size: What's This?
1 - 4 Reference Source
Clutch(es) Per Year: What's This?
1.0000 Reference Source
Breeding Months: What's This?
February
March
April
May
Reference Source
Age at First Mating (in years): What's This?
1 - 3 Reference Source
Surrogate Species? What's This?
No Reference Source
Notes: What's This?
Populations breeding in central Asia are migratory. Some debate over whether to classify it as a supspecies or it's own species (Chlamydotis macqueenii). CITES & RED LIST are for entire species, not just this subspecies. CLUTCH SIZE: 65% have 2 eggs. RANGE: From Sinai to Western Mongolia.
Data submitted by: What's This?
unlisted editor, Jade McGill