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Hartlaub's Bustard

Hartlaub's bustard, outarde de Hartlaub, Lissotis hartlaubii, Hartlaubtrappe, Sisón Ventrinegro de Hartlaub, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya, birds of kenya, birds of africa
Names, conservation status and distribution
Hartlaub's bustard, outarde de Hartlaub, Lissotis hartlaubii, Hartlaubtrappe, Sisón Ventrinegro de Hartlaub, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya, birds of kenya, birds of africa
Nairobi National Park
Hartlaub's bustard, outarde de Hartlaub, Lissotis hartlaubii, Hartlaubtrappe, Sisón Ventrinegro de Hartlaub, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya, birds of kenya, birds of africa
Nairobi National Park
Hartlaub's bustard, outarde de Hartlaub, Lissotis hartlaubii, Hartlaubtrappe, Sisón Ventrinegro de Hartlaub, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya, birds of kenya, birds of africa
Nairobi National Park
Hartlaub's bustard, outarde de Hartlaub, Lissotis hartlaubii, Hartlaubtrappe, Sisón Ventrinegro de Hartlaub, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya, birds of kenya, birds of africa
Nairobi National Park

Hartlaub's bustard, outarde de Hartlaub, Lissotis hartlaubii, Hartlaubtrappe, Sisón Ventrinegro de Hartlaub, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya, birds of kenya, birds of africa
Nairobi National Park
Hartlaub's bustard, outarde de Hartlaub, Lissotis hartlaubii, Hartlaubtrappe, Sisón Ventrinegro de Hartlaub, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya, birds of kenya, birds of africa
Nairobi National Park
Hartlaub's bustard, outarde de Hartlaub, Lissotis hartlaubii, Hartlaubtrappe, Sisón Ventrinegro de Hartlaub, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya, birds of kenya, birds of africa
Nairobi National Park

Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii) is a species of bird in the family Otididae. Some authorities (such as Birdlife International 2004) place it in the genus Eupodotis. It is found in open grassland with grass up to 1800 meters in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. In comparaison with Black-bellied bustard, Hartlaub's Bustard tends to be "lower and drier". 

At 60 cm, they are larger than the similar Black-bellied bustard (Lissotis melongastor  but more grey and more clearly marked in face, and the lower back with blackish tail. They have a small head set on a long neck, and a bulky body with large legs. The female is similar in appearance to the male, but with a cream-coloured head and hind neck with dark brown markings, a whitish belly and paler tail . 

Sources : Wikipedia / A Bird Atlas of Kenya