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African Houbara
Chlamydotis undulata (Jacquin, JF 1784)
The houbara bustard, also known as African houbara, is a relatively small bustard native to North Africa, where it lives in arid habitats. The global population is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2014. The European population is restricted to the Canary Islands and has been assessed as Near Threatened in 2015. Source: Wikipedia
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Otidiformes
Family:
Otididae
Genus:
Chlamydotis
Scientific:
Chlamydotis undulata
Classification
Order:Otidiformes
Family:
Otididae
Genus:
Chlamydotis
Scientific:
Chlamydotis undulata
Original description
Citation:
(Jacquin, JF 1784)
Reference:
Beytr. Gesch. Vögel
Protonym:
Psophia undulata
Type locality:
Based on an aviary specimen brought from Tripoli.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104660#page/34/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5714C710ACE4DA8B
Avibase ID:
avibase-5714C710
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5714C710
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176432
VULNERABLE
English:
Houbara Bustard
Afrikaans:
Saharapou
Arabic:
الحبارى
Azerbaijani:
Cek
Bulgarian:
Африканска хубара
Catalan:
Hubara africana
Czech:
drop hřívnatý
Danish:
Kravetrappe
German:
Saharakragentrappe
Greek:
Χλαμυδωτίδα της Σαχάρας
Esperanto:
koluma otido
Spanish:
Avutarda hubara africana
Spanish (Spain):
Avutarda Hubara Africana
Estonian:
Kraetrapp
Basque:
Houbara basoiloa
Finnish:
lännenkaulustrappi
French:
Outarde houbara
Hebrew:
חוברה מערבית
Croatian:
Hubara
Hungarian:
Galléros túzok
Icelandic:
Auðnadoðra
Italian:
Ubara africana
Japanese (romaji):
fusaerishounogan
Japanese:
フサエリショウノガン
Lithuanian:
Puošnusis einis
Latvian:
Sahāras sīga
Dutch:
Westelijke Kraagtrap
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kragetrappe
Norwegian:
Kragetrappe
Polish:
hubara saharyjska
Portuguese:
hubara
Portuguese (Portugal):
abetarda-hubara
Romanian:
Dropie gulerată
Russian:
Дрофа-красотка
Slovak:
drop orientálny
Slovenian:
ovratničarska droplja
Serbian:
Hubara
Swedish:
ökentrapp
Turkish:
Afrika Yakalı Toyu
Ukrainian:
джек західний
Chinese:
翎颌鸨
Chinese (Traditional):
波斑鴇
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Outarde houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: African Houbara ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chlamydotis undulata [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chlamydotis undulata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Chlamydotis [undulata or macqueenii]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Arabic: الحبارى, الحبارى الحبارى
Asturian: Hubara africana
Azerbaijani: Cek, gözəl baladoydaq, Qəşəng dovdaq, qəşəng doydaq
Belarusian: Заходні джэк
Bulgarian: Африканска хубара, Хубара
Breton: Otiz houbara
Catalan: Avutarda, Hubara, Hubara africana, Pioc Hubara
Valencian: Avutarda
Montenegrin: hubara, хубара
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): хубара
Czech: drop hřívnatý, Drop obojkový
Welsh: Ceiliog gwaun copog
Danish: Kravetrappe
German: Grosse Kragentrappe, Kragentrappe, Saharakragentrappe
Greek: Χλαμυδόγαλος, Χλαμυδωτίδα, Χλαμυδωτίδα της Σαχάρας
English: African Houbara, Great houbara, Houbara, Houbara Bustard, North African Houbara Bustard
English, HBW: African Houbara
English (IOC): Houbara Bustard
English (United States): Houbara Bustard
Esperanto: Hubarao, koluma otido
Spanish: Avutarda Hubara, Avutarda hubara africana, Hubara
Spanish (Spain): Avutarda Hubara Africana
Spanish (HBW): Avutarda hubara africana
Estonian: Kraetrapp
Basque: Houbara basoilo, Houbara basoiloa, Hubara
Finnish: Kaulustrappi, lännenkaulustrappi
French: Outarde houbara, Outarde houbara grande
Frisian: Westlike Kraachtrap
Irish: Bústard húbarach
Galician: Hubara, Hubara africana, Hubara común
Hebrew: חוברה, חוברה מערבית
Croatian: Hubara, Ogrličasta droplja
Hungarian: Galléros túzok
Armenian: [Geghani Aros ], Գեղանի Արոս
Icelandic: Auðnadoðra
Italian: Ubara, Ubara africana, Ubara grande
Japanese (romaji): Fusa-eri no-gan, fusa-eri shō no-gan, Fusa-eri shoo no-gan, fusaerishounogan
Japanese: フサエリショウノガン, フサエリノガン
Japanese (Kanji): 房襟小野雁, 房襟小鴇
Kazakh: Африка жорға дуадағы, Дуадақ, Жек дуадақ
Kazakh (Transliteration): jek dwadaq
Kirghiz: Африка жорго тоодагы
Scientific: Chlamydotis undulata, Chlamydotis undulata undulata, Otis houbara, Otis oubara, Otis undulata, Psophia undulata
Lithuanian: Puošnusis einis, Rytinis einis
Latvian: Apkakles drofa, Apkakles sīga, Sahāras sīga
Macedonian: Хубара
Mongolian: Жороо тоодгой, Жороо тоодог
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠭ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠵᠢᠷᠣᠭᠠ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Жороо тоодог
Mongolian (Transliteration): joroo toodgoi, joroo toodog
Moldavian: Dropie
Maltese: Għubara, pitarrun Houbara
Dutch: Grote kraagtrap, Kraagtrap, Westelijke Kraagtrap
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kragetrappe
Norwegian: Kragetrappe
Polish: Hubara, hubara saharyjska
Pinyin: bō bān bǎo
Portuguese: Abetarda-moura, Hubara
Portuguese (Portugal): abetarda-hubara, Hubara
Romansh: droppa dal culier, Droppa ubara
Rhaeto-Romance: Droppa dal culier
Romanian: Dropie gulerată
Russian: Вихляй, Джек, Дрофа-красотка, Дрофа-красотка - Джек - Вихляй, Дрофа-красотка (джек), или джек
Northern Sami: Čehportráhppe
Slovak: Drop chochlatý, Drop hrivnatý, drop orientálny
Slovenian: Droplja ovratnicarka, ovratnicarska droplja, ovratničarska droplja
Albanian: Pula me jakë
Serbian: Hubara
Swedish: Kragtrapp, Ökentrapp
Tajik: ҷек
Turkmen: togdary
Turkish: Afrika Yakalı Toyu, Asya Toy Kuşu, Yakalı toy, yakaly toy, Жек дуадақ
Tatar: Tuvadağ
Tuvinian: Бичии тогдук, Буга тогдук, чараш тогдук
Ukrainian: Джек, Джек західний
Chinese: [boo ban bao], 波斑鸨, 翎颌鸨
Chinese (Traditional): 波斑鴇
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