The great bustard is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Otis. It breeds in open grasslands and farmland from northern Morocco, South and Central Europe, to temperate Central and East Asia. European populations are mainly resident, but Asian populations migrate farther south in winter. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.154
Protonym:
Otis Tarda
Type locality:
Poland.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/173/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
C6F33176724AC933
Avibase ID:
avibase-C6F33176
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C6F33176
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176419
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grande Outarde ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grande Outarde ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Giant Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Giant Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2019: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2023: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Otis tarda [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Otis tarda [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Otis tarda [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otis tarda [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otis tarda [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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