Bustards

Arabian Bustard

Ardeotis arabs

The Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs) is a 5.9 kg grassland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Bustards

Order

Otidiformes

Weight

5.9 kg

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

16

Recorded in Ethiopia, Senegal, Benin, Chad, Cameroon, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Niger, Nigeria, Djibouti, Eritrea, Mauritania, Sudan, S. Sudan, Yemen, Morocco.

Where to see it: Waza NP (Cameroon); Awash NP (Please use more specific hotspot) (Ethiopia); Awash NP · southern section (Ethiopia); PN des Oiseaux du Djoudj (Senegal); W National Park (Niger).

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