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Little Brown Bustard

Eupodotis humilis (Blyth, E 1855)

The little brown bustard is a species of bird in the family Otididae. Found in Ethiopia and Somalia, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. As indicated by its name, this bustard is the world's smallest at 45 cm (18 in) and 600 grams (1.3 lb). It is threatened by habitat destruction. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Otidiformes
Family:
  Otididae
Genus:
   Eupodotis
Scientific:
  Eupodotis humilis

Original description

Citation:
  (Blyth, E 1855)

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 24(1855) p.304-305

Protonym:
  Sypheotides humilis

Type locality:
  Somaliland.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268598

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1BF89BB671A3CA09

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1BF89BB6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1BF89BB6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176438


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Eupodotis humilis: Acacia and thornbush of e Ethiopia and n Somalia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Little Brown Bustard
Catalan:
Sisó menut
Czech:
drop nejmenší
Danish:
Bruntrappe
German:
Somalitrappe
Spanish:
Sisón Somalí
Spanish (Spain):
Sisón Somalí
Finnish:
somaliantrappi
French:
Outarde somalienne
Croatian:
riđa droplja
Hungarian:
szomáli túzok
Italian:
Otarda bruna
Japanese (romaji):
kasshokushounogan
Japanese:
カッショクショウノガン
Lithuanian:
rudasis einis
Dutch:
Somalische Trap
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Pygmétrappe
Norwegian:
Pygmétrappe
Polish:
dropik somalijski
Portuguese:
Sisão-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal):
sisão-somali
Russian:
Бурый корхан
Slovak:
drop hnedkavý
Serbian:
Mala smeđa droplja
Swedish:
bruntrapp
Ukrainian:
Корхаан малий
Chinese:
褐鸨
Chinese (Traditional):
褐鴇

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Outarde somalienne ( Eupodotis humilis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Outarde somalienne ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 1st edition:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements, version 2021:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements, version 2022:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements, version 2023:
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Clements 3rd edition:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 4th edition:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 6th edition:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements, version 2015:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements, version 2016:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements, version 2017:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements, version 2018:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Clements, version 2019:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 1.50:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 1.52:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 1.53:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 1.54:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 1.55:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 2015:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 2016:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 2017:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 2018:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 2019:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 2021:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 2022:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
eBird version 2023:
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Eupodotis humilis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Eupodotis humilis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Eupodotis humilis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Little Brown Bustard ( Eupodotis humilis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Little Brown Bustard ( Heterotetrax humilis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Eupodotis humilis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Eupodotis humilis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Sisó menut
Czech: Drop cernokrídlý, drop nejmenší
Danish: Bruntrappe
German: Somalitrappe
English: Brown Bustard, Little Brown Bustard, Little Brown Korhaan, Little Knorhaan, Somali Black-throated Bustard
English, HBW: Little Brown Bustard
English (IOC): Little Brown Bustard
English (United States): Little Brown Bustard
Spanish: Sisón Pardo, Sisón Somali, Sisón Somalí
Spanish (Spain): Sisón Somalí
Spanish (HBW): Little Brown Bustard
Estonian: somaali trapp
Finnish: Somaliantrappi
French: Outarde somalienne, Petite Outarde brune
Croatian: riđa droplja
Hungarian: szomáli túzok
Italian: Otarda bruna, Otarda umile
Japanese (romaji): kasshokushounogan
Japanese: カッショクショウノガン
Scientific: Eupodotis humilis, Heterotetrax humilis, Sypheotides humilis
Lithuanian: Mažasis korchanas, rudasis einis
Dutch: Somalische Trap
Norwegian Nynorsk: Pygmétrappe
Norwegian: Pygmétrappe
Polish: dropik somalijski
Portuguese: Sisão-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal): sisão-somali
Russian: Бурая малая дрофа, Бурый корхан
Slovak: drop hnedkavý
Serbian: Mala smeđa droplja
Swedish: Bruntrapp
Turkish: Somali mezgeldeği
Ukrainian: Корхаан малий
Chinese: 褐鸨
Chinese (Traditional): 褐鴇

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