The lesser florican, also known as the likh or kharmore, is the smallest in the bustard family and the only member of the genus Sypheotides. It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent where it is found in tall grasslands and is best known for the leaping breeding displays made by the males during the monsoon season. The male has a contrasting black and white breeding plumage and distinctive elongated head feathers that extend behind the neck. These bustards are found mainly in northwestern and central India during the summer but are found more widely distributed across India in winter. The species is highly endangered and has been extirpated in some parts of its range such as Pakistan. It is threatened both by hunting and habitat degradation. The only similar species is the Bengal florican which is larger and lacks the white throat, collar and elongated plumes. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Miller, JF 1782)
Reference:
Icon. Animalium
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Protonym:
Otis indica
Type locality:
India.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49649838
Avibase ID:
FEA2C3CDFCACEEF2
Avibase ID:
avibase-FEA2C3CD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FEA2C3CD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 707806
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Outarde passarage ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Outarde passarage ( Eupodotis indica) |
Clements 1st edition: Lihk Florikan ( Sypheotides indica) |
Clements, version 2021: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements, version 2022: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements, version 2023: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements, version 2024: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements 3rd edition: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Clements 4th edition: Lesser Florican ( Eupodotis indica) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Clements 6th edition: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements, version 2015: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements, version 2016: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements, version 2017: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements, version 2018: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Clements, version 2019: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 1.50: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 1.52: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 1.53: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 1.54: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 1.55: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 2015: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 2016: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 2017: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 2018: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 2019: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 2021: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 2022: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 2023: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
eBird version 2024: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indicus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Oriental Bird Club: Lesser Florican ( Sypheotides indica) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sypheotides indica |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sypheotides indica |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sypheotides indica |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Lesser Florican ( Eupodotis indica) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Lesser Florican ( Eupodotis indica) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Lesser Florican ( Eupodotis indica) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sypheotides indicus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sypheotides indicus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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