Nubian bustard

Nubian bustard
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus: Neotis
Species:
N. nuba
Binomial name
Neotis nuba
(Cretzschmar, 1826)

The Nubian bustard (Neotis nuba) is a species of bird in the bustard family. This is a medium-large bustard found in the sparsely vegetated interface between the southern margins of the Sahara desert and the northern part of the Sahel. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Neotis nuba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691914A93328585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691914A93328585.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.