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Arabian Bustard

Ardeotis arabs (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The Arabian bustard is a species of bustard which is found across the Sahel region of Africa and south western Arabia. It is part of the large-bodied genus, Ardeotis, and, though little known, appears to be a fairly typical species in that group. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Otidiformes
Family:
  Otididae
Genus:
   Ardeotis
Scientific:
  Ardeotis arabs

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.154

Protonym:
  Otis arabs

Type locality:
  ' In oriente,' based on the Arabian Bustard of Edwards' ' Natural History of Birds,' p. 12, pi. 12; the specimen figured by Edwards was brought from Mocha, Arabia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/173/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  6A39447923373997

Avibase ID:
  avibase-6A394479

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/6A394479

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176427


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Ardeotis arabs arabs: Eritrea, northeastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and northwestern Somalia; southwestern Saudi Arabia and western Yemen
  • Ardeotis arabs lynesi: W Morocco (probably extinct)
  • Ardeotis arabs stieberi: SW Mauritania and Senegambia to ne Sudan
  • Ardeotis arabs butleri: South Sudan; very rare (resident?) in northwestern Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Arabian Bustard
Catalan:
Pioc salvatge del Sahel
Czech:
drop arabský
Danish:
Arabisk Trappe
German:
Arabientrappe
Spanish:
Avutarda Árabe
Spanish (Spain):
Avutarda Árabe
Finnish:
aavikkotrappi
French:
Outarde arabe
Croatian:
arabijska droplja
Hungarian:
Ardeotis arabs
Icelandic:
Gresjudoðra
Italian:
Otarda araba
Japanese (romaji):
arabiaoonogan
Japanese:
アラビアオオノガン
Lithuanian:
Arabinis didysis einis
Dutch:
Arabische Trap
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Arabartrappe
Norwegian:
Arabertrappe
Polish:
drop arabski
Portuguese:
abetarda-do-saara
Portuguese (Portugal):
abetarda-árabe
Russian:
Арабская дрофа
Slovak:
drop arabský
Serbian:
Arabijska droplja
Swedish:
arabtrapp
Ukrainian:
Дрохва аравійська
Chinese:
阿拉伯鸨
Chinese (Traditional):
角鷺鴇

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: ərəb doydağı
Belarusian: Аравійскі дроп
Bulgarian: Арабска дропла, Арабска хубара
Breton: Otiz Arabia
Catalan: Pioc salvatge d'Aràbia, Pioc salvatge del Sahel
Czech: Drop arabský
Welsh: Ceiliog gwaun Arabia
Danish: Arabisk Trappe, Saheltrappe
German: Araber Trappe, Arabertrappe, Arabientrappe
Greek: Αραβόγαλoς, Ωτίδα της Αραβίας
English: Arabian Bustard, Arabian Paauw, Great Arabian bustard, Great-Arabian Bustard, Sudan Bustard, Sudan Paauw
English, HBW: Arabian Bustard
English (IOC): Arabian Bustard
English (Kenya): Arabian Bustard
English (United States): Arabian Bustard
Esperanto: Araba otido
Spanish: Avutarda Arabe, Avutarda Árabe
Spanish (Spain): Avutarda Árabe
Spanish (HBW): Avutarda árabe
Estonian: saheli trapp
Basque: Basoilo arabiar
Finnish: Aavikkotrappi
French: Grande Outarde arabe, Outarde arabe
Frisian: Arabyske trap
Irish: Bústard Arabach
Galician: Avetarda árabe
Manx: Bustart Arabagh
Hebrew: חובה ערבית
Croatian: arabijska droplja
Hungarian: arab túzok, Ardeotis arabs
Icelandic: Gresjudoðra
Italian: Otarda araba, Otarda d'Arabia
Japanese (romaji): arabiaoonogan, seakaafurikaoonogan
Japanese: アラビアオオノガン, セアカアフリカオオノガン
Scientific: Ardeotis araba, Ardeotis arabs, Ardeotis arabs arabs, Choriotis arabs, Otis arabs
Lithuanian: Arabinis didysis einis, Arabinis einis
Latvian: Arābijas sīga
Macedonian: Арапска дропља
Dutch: Arabische Trap
Norwegian Nynorsk: Arabartrappe
Norwegian: Arabertrappe
Polish: drop arabski
Portuguese: Abetarda do Saara, abetarda-do-saara
Portuguese (Portugal): abetarda-árabe, Abetarda-do-sara
Rhaeto-Romance: Droppa araba
Romanian: Dropie arabă
Russian: Арабийская большая дрофа, Арабская дрофа, Аравийская большая дрофа
Northern Sami: Arábiatráhppe
Slovak: drop arabský
Slovenian: arabska droplja
Serbian: Arabijska droplja
Swedish: Arabtrapp
Swahili: Tandawala Arabu
Turkish: Arabistan toyu, Arap Toyu
Ukrainian: Дрохва аравійська
Chinese: 阿拉伯鸨
Chinese (Traditional): 角鷺鴇

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