Genus of birds
Lissotis is a genus of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. Some authorities, such as the IUCN, consider it part of Eupodotis; the separation adopted here follows the Handbook of the Birds of the World.[2]
Species
It contains the following species, both restricted to Africa:
Genus Lissotis – Reichenbach, 1848 – two species
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Scientific name and subspecies
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Range
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Size and ecology
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IUCN status and estimated population
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| Black-bellied bustard
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Lissotis melanogaster
(Rüppell, 1835)
- L. m. notophila Oberholser 1905[3]
- L. m. melanogaster (Rüppell 1835)
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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LC
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| Hartlaub's bustard
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Lissotis hartlaubii
(Heuglin, 1863)
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Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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LC
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References
- ^ "Otididae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ Collar, Nigel (1996), "Family Otididae (Bustards)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3, Hoatzin to Auks, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 240–273, ISBN 84-87334-20-2
- ^ "Lissotis melanogaster notophila (Black-bellied Bustard (notophila))". Avibase. 2003-06-24. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
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