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*Chlamydotis undulata*, described by Jacquin in 1784, is a species of bird within the family Otididae. It belongs to the order Otidiformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species is part of the genus *Chlamydotis* and is commonly known as the Houbara Bustard, among other names.
The taxon range for *C. undulata* is Africa. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Vulnerable, a designation recorded in 2023. The species is included in Appendix I of CITES. Biological data indicates a mass of 68, an egg incubation period of 24, and a litter size of 2.4.
Records of the species are held by institutions including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, WFVZ, FMNH, UMZC, and USNM. Occurrence data has been documented in the United Arab Emirates, Spain, India, Algeria, and Egypt.
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Species
VulnerableChlamydotis undulata
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderOtidiformes
- FamilyOtididae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 90
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Otididae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, WFVZ, FMNH, UMZC, USNM
- Recorded in
- United Arab Emirates, Spain, India, Algeria, Egypt, Mongolia, Iraq, Iran
Bird sounds
- alarm call· Algeria· quality A
- alarm call, Cri de la femelle assise sur les œufs ô nids, après une alerte· Algeria· quality C
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chlamydotis
- Mass
- 1.15
- Image
- Houbara035.JPG
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Chlamydotis undulata
- Commons category
- Chlamydotis undulata
- Commons gallery
- Chlamydotis undulata
- taxon common name
- hubara-moura
- litter size
- 2.4
- egg incubation period
- 24
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- short name
- C. undulata
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The African houbara (Chlamydotis undulata), also known as the houbara bustard (houbara from Arabic: حُبَارَى, romanized: ḥubārā for bustards in general), 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. There is a population in the Canary Islands which was assessed as Near Threatened in 2015, but has since also been assessed as Vulnerable.
It is dull brown with black markings on the wings, a greyish neck and a black ruff along the side of the neck. Males are larger and heavier than females.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chlamydotis undulata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.