Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs) | Photos and ID

NTNear ThreatenedOmnivore

GrasslandScrapeHuge · 5.9 kg

Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs), photo 2 — Photo: This image was produced by me, David Castor (user:dcastor). The pictures I submit to the Wikipedia Project are released to the public domain. This gives you the right to use them in any way you like, without any kind of notification. This said, I would still appreciate to be mentioned as the originator whenever you think it complies well with your use of the picture. A message to me about how it has been used would also be welcome. You are obviously not required to respond to these wishes of mine, just in a friendly manner encouraged to. (All my photos are placed in Category:Images by David Castor or a subcategory thereof.) · CC0

Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs), photo 3 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs), photo 5 — Photo: This image was produced by me, David Castor (user:dcastor). The pictures I submit to the Wikipedia Project are released to the public domain. This gives you the right to use them in any way you like, without any kind of notification. This said, I would still appreciate to be mentioned as the originator whenever you think it complies well with your use of the picture. A message to me about how it has been used would also be welcome. You are obviously not required to respond to these wishes of mine, just in a friendly manner encouraged to. (All my photos are placed in Category:Images by David Castor or a subcategory thereof.) · CC0

Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs), photo 6 — Photo: This image was produced by me, David Castor (user:dcastor). The pictures I submit to the Wikipedia Project are released to the public domain. This gives you the right to use them in any way you like, without any kind of notification. This said, I would still appreciate to be mentioned as the originator whenever you think it complies well with your use of the picture. A message to me about how it has been used would also be welcome. You are obviously not required to respond to these wishes of mine, just in a friendly manner encouraged to. (All my photos are placed in Category:Images by David Castor or a subcategory thereof.) · CC0

Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs), photo 7 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

As in all bustards, the male Arabian bustard is much larger than the female. Males have been found to weigh 5.7–10.9 kg (13–24 lb), while females weigh 4.5–7.7 kg (9.9–17.0 lb). The record-sized male Arabian bustard weighed 16.8 kg (37 lb) this makes it rank among the heaviest flying birds on the planet in terms of maximum mass. These birds stand from 70 cm (28 in) tall in females to 92 cm (36 in) tall in males. They are fairly similar in overall appearance to the kori bustard, with a brown body, gray neck and white underside, but are noticeably smaller, with a more elegant, slender build.

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When to see the Arabian Bustard

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Arabian Bustard

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 13 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ethiopia Senegal Benin Cameroon Chad Kenya United Arab Emirates Niger Nigeria Eritrea Djibouti South Sudan Yemen

Recorded as a rare visitor in Mauritania, Morocco.

About the Arabian Bustard

The Arabian bustard is a species of bustard which is found across the Sahel region of Africa and south western Arabia. It is part of the large-bodied genus, Ardeotis, and, though little known, appears to be a fairly typical species in that group.

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Easily confused with

Great Indian BustardArdeotis nigricepsThe great Indian bustard is a large ground bird with a height of about one metre.

Australian BustardArdeotis australisThe only Australian species of Ardeotis, a genus occurring in the African, Indian and Australasian regions, this bustard is a large terrestrial bird that resembles an American turkey in its form and behaviour.

Kori BustardArdeotis koriThe kori bustard is cryptically coloured, being mostly grey and brown, finely patterned with black and white coloring.

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