Neotis
Appearance
Neotis | |
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Ludwig's bustard (Neotis ludwigii) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Otidiformes |
Family: | Otididae |
Genus: | Neotis Sharpe, 1893 |
Neotis is a bird genus in the family Otididae. It contains the following species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Neotis heuglinii | Heuglin's bustard | Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia |
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Neotis ludwigii | Ludwig's bustard | Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. |
Neotis nuba | Nubian bustard | Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan. | |
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Neotis denhami | Denham's bustard | Sub-Saharan Africa |
References
- ^ "ITIS Report: Neotis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 May 2010.