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
Citation:
(Jacquin, JF 1784)
Reference:
Beytr. Gesch. Vögel
Protonym:
Psophia undulata
Type locality:
Based on an aviary specimen brought from Tripoli.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33545795
Avibase ID:
5714C710ACE4DA8B
Avibase ID:
avibase-5714C710
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5714C710
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176432
Geographic range:
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. 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] |
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] |
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 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] |
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] |
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
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