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Hartlaub's Bustard
Lissotis hartlaubii (Heuglin, 1863)
Otididae — Bustards
Hartlaub's Bustard, Lissotis hartlaubii, is a bustard of open tall grassland in Africa, breeding from Sudan and South Sudan through Somalia to Kenya. It belongs to the family Otididae and was described by Heuglin in 1863. The bird is medium-sized and has a long, thick neck and long legs. Its common name and scientific name honour the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub. It was once placed in Eupodotis, but later genetic work showed that Lissotis is a separate lineage within the bustards.
- Order
- Otidiformes
- Family
- Otididae — Bustards
- Breeding range
- Africa: Sudan and South Sudan to Somalia and Kenya
