Data for:
Adult male © Pankaj Maheria Macaulay Library ML 96208361
Adult female © Subhadra Devi
Adult male © Saurabh Sawant
Male and female © Samad Kottur
Adult male © Raphael Lebrun
+ 3
Female © Subramanya C K
Female © Sourav Halder

Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps

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Immense and stately ground-dwelling bird of expansive grasslands; also found more infrequently in other open grassy habitats such as semi-desert and lightly worked fields. Brown-winged and pale-necked, with a dark cap; male has whiter neck than female. Often found in small flocks when not breeding. Unfortunately, critically endangered and declining throughout range.

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