Rüppell's Bustard

Taxobox
name = Rüppell's Bustard

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status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Gruiformes
familia = Otididae
genus = "Eupodotis"
species = "E. rueppellii"
binomial = "Eupodotis rueppellii"
binomial_authority = (Wahlberg, 1856)
synonyms = "Heterotetrax rueppellii"

The Rüppell's Bustard ("Eupodotis rueppellii") is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is native to southwestern Africa in Angola and Namibia, occurring in semi-desert habitats.

It is a small bustard, only 60 cm long. The head and neck are grey, with black stripes down the throat (less marked in females), through the eye, and on the sides of the neck, and white cheeks. The body is sandy brown above, and white below. The legs are sandy yellow-brown.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48907/all Eupodotis rueppellii] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
* del Hoyo, J., et al., eds. (1996). Handbook of the Birds of the World 3: 268-269. Lynx Edicions.