Black-bellied Bustard

Lissotis melanogaster (Rüppell, 1835)

Black-bellied Bustard, Lissotis melanogaster, is a bustard found across Africa, where it lives in savanna, cultivated land and tall open grassland. It is a ground-dwelling bird of the family Otididae. The species is recognised by the pattern on the neck and rump, and by the male’s white chin and lores. In the male, the upper body is marked in black and brown on a tawny buff base, while the underparts are black. The female is buff with darker mottling, and the young bird is duller and darker.

Order

Otidiformes

Family

Otididae — Bustards

Breeding range

Africa: widespread