Buff-crested Bustard (Lophotis gindiana)
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Buff-crested Bustard

Lophotis gindiana (Oustalet, 1881)

782 gWeight

The buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana) is a medium-sized bird of East Africa; Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya belonging to the family Otididae.

Most records: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania

Buff-crested Bustard has been recorded at 51 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Samburu NRKenya416 records
  2. Buffalo Springs NRKenya282 records
  3. Awash NP – southern sectionEthiopia202 records
More places
  1. Amboseli NPKenya166 records
  2. Tarangire NPTanzania157 records
  3. Awash NPEthiopia147 records
  4. Tsavo East NP – Southern SectionKenya137 records
  5. Shaba NRKenya135 records
  6. Tsavo East NPKenya130 records
  7. Tsavo West NPKenya125 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaEthiopiaTanzaniaSomaliaUganda

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana) is a medium-sized bird of East Africa; Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya belonging to the family Otididae. The populations are stable and the species is of least concern.

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Questions

How big is the Buff-crested Bustard?

The Buff-crested Bustard weighs around 782 g.

Where does the Buff-crested Bustard live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania.

Is the Buff-crested Bustard endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Buff-crested Bustard as Least Concern.

What does the Buff-crested Bustard eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Buff-crested Bustard in?

It belongs to the family Bustards (Otididae), order Otidiformes.

At a glance

Weight
782 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
253 mm
Tail
136 mm
Bill
35 mm
Tarsus
77 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Tanzania

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Bustards Otididae
Genus
Lophotis

Other birds in the genus Lophotis

Savile's BustardSavile's BustardLophotis savileiRed-crested KorhaanRed-crested KorhaanLophotis ruficristaGreat BustardGreat BustardOtis tardaArabian BustardArabian BustardArdeotis arabsKori BustardKori BustardArdeotis koriGreat Indian BustardGreat Indian BustardArdeotis nigricepsAustralian BustardAustralian BustardArdeotis australisAfrican HoubaraAfrican HoubaraChlamydotis undulataAsian HoubaraAsian HoubaraChlamydotis macqueeniiLudwig's BustardLudwig's BustardNeotis ludwigii
Buff-crested Bustard

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