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Little Brown Bustard
Heterotetrax humilis (Blyth, 1855)
45 cmLength698 gWeight
Most records: Somalia
Where and when it's recorded
Little Brown Bustard has been recorded at 2 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Banade PlainsSomalia2 records
- Tuuyo Plains, SomalilandSomalia2 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Little Brown Bustard?
The Little Brown Bustard is about 45 cm long and weighs around 698 g.
Where does the Little Brown Bustard live?
Its breeding range: Africa: eastern Ethiopia and northern, central Somalia. It is most often recorded in Somalia.
Is the Little Brown Bustard endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Little Brown Bustard as Near Threatened.
What does the Little Brown Bustard eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Little Brown Bustard in?
It belongs to the family Bustards (Otididae), order Otidiformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 45 cm
- Weight
- 698 g
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 232 mm
- Tail
- 108 mm
- Bill
- 32 mm
- Tarsus
- 62 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: eastern Ethiopia and northern, central Somalia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Otidiformes
- Family
- Bustards Otididae
- Genus
- Heterotetrax
Other birds in the genus Heterotetrax
Karoo KorhaanHeterotetrax vigorsii
Rüppell's KorhaanHeterotetrax rueppelii
Great BustardOtis tarda
Arabian BustardArdeotis arabs
Kori BustardArdeotis kori
Great Indian BustardArdeotis nigriceps
Australian BustardArdeotis australis
African HoubaraChlamydotis undulata
Asian HoubaraChlamydotis macqueenii
Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigii
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