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Macqueen's Bustard, also known as the Asian Houbara, is a species of bird classified under the genus *Chlamydotis*. Its scientific name is *Chlamydotis macqueenii*. The species is endemic to the Little Rann of Kutch. It has an egg incubation period of 24 days and a litter size of 3.
The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Vulnerable in 2021. Macqueen's Bustard is listed in Appendix I of CITES. Other common names for this taxon include Steppenkragentrappe, Avutarda hubara asiática, and hubara asiàtica.
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VulnerableAsian Houbara
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Encyclopedic overview
The Asian houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii), also known as MacQueen's bustard, is a large bird in the bustard family. It is native to the desert and steppe regions of Asia, west from the Sinai Peninsula extending across Iran and further north toward Kazakhstan and Mongolia. In the 19th century, vagrants were found as far west of their range as Great Britain. Populations have decreased by 20–50% between 1984 and 2004 mainly due to hunting and changes in land-use. The Asian houbara is a partial latitudinal migrant while the African houbara (C. undulata) is more sedentary. These two species are the only members of the genus Chlamydotis. The Asian houbara used to be regarded as a subspecies of the African houbara.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macqueen's Bustard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.