The Australian bustard is a large ground dwelling bird which is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It stands at about one metre high, and its wingspan is around twice that length. The species is nomadic, flying to areas when food becomes plentiful, and capable of travelling long distances. They were once widespread and common to the open plains of Australia, but became rare in regions that were populated by Europeans during the colonisation of Australia. The bustard is omnivorous, mostly consuming the fruit or seed of plants, but also eating invertebrates such crickets, grasshoppers, smaller mammals, birds and reptiles. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gray, JE 1829)
Reference:
Anim. Kingd. arr. Cuvier [Griffith]
8 p.305
Imprint year:
1829
Protonym:
Otis Australis
Type locality:
New South Wales.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33170171
Avibase ID:
5D1DFB965C739F5D
Avibase ID:
avibase-5D1DFB96
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5D1DFB96
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176428
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Outarde d'Australie ( Ardeotis australis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Outarde d'Australie ( Ardeotis australis) |
Clements 1st edition: Australian Bustard ( Choriotis australis) |
Clements, version 2021: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Clements, version 2022: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
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Clements, version 2015: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
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Clements, version 2018: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Clements, version 2019: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
eBird version 1.50: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
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eBird version 2018: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
eBird version 2019: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
eBird version 2021: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
eBird version 2022: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
eBird version 2023: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
eBird version 2024: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Australian Bustard ( Choriotis australis) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Australian Bustard ( Choriotis australis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Australian Bustard ( Choriotis australis) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Choriotis australis |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Choriotis australis |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Choriotis australis |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Australian Bustard ( Ardeotis australis) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ardeotis australis |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ardeotis australis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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