houbara bustard
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The houbara bustard is a large, ground-dwelling bird of arid and semi-desert regions, known for its elaborate courtship displays and conservation concern due to hunting and habitat loss.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arabian bustard | 1 |
| MacQueen’s bustard | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mainly crepuscular ⓘ |
| adaptation | well adapted to desert climates ⓘ |
| behavior |
elaborate courtship displays
ⓘ
ground-dwelling ⓘ |
| binomialName | Chlamydotis undulata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| camouflage | cryptic sandy-brown plumage ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
African houbara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
houbara bustard ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| courtshipDisplay |
male inflates neck feathers
ⓘ
male runs with head back and plumes erect ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | traditional quarry for falconry in the Middle East ⓘ |
| describedBy | Jacques Christophe Valmont de Bomare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ plant material ⓘ seeds ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| family | Otididae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Chlamydotis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
semi-desert regions ⓘ steppe habitats ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movement |
partially migratory
ⓘ
some populations sedentary ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Canary Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Central Asia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedBy | various national conservation programs ⓘ |
| reproduction |
ground-nesting
ⓘ
lays eggs on bare ground or sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| subjectOf | captive-breeding programs in several countries ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
falconry hunting ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ land-use change ⓘ overhunting ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arabian bustard
this entity surface form:
MacQueen’s bustard