Otididae
Sign in to saveBustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large, terrestrial birds living mainly in dry grassland areas and in steppe regions. They range in length from . They make up the family Otididae (, formerly known as Otidae).
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Bustards are large ground-dwelling birds found mainly in dry grasslands and steppes around the world, and they belong to the family Otididae (which includes related birds called floricans and korhaans). These birds are notable for their size and their adaptation to life in open, arid landscapes rather than forests or wetlands.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderOtidiformes
- FamilyOtididae
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- Instance of
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- Parent taxon
- Otidiformes
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- Ardeotis kori Etosha.JPG
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- Behaviour and ecology
- Evolution
- Status and conservation
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Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large, terrestrial birds living mainly in dry grassland areas and in steppe regions. They range in length from . They make up the family Otididae (, formerly known as Otidae).
Bustards are omnivorous and opportunistic, eating leaves, buds, seeds, fruit, small vertebrates, and invertebrates. There are 26 species currently recognised.