| Asian houbara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Otidiformes |
| Family: | Otididae |
| Genus: | Chlamydotis |
| Species: | C. macqueenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlamydotis macqueenii (Gray, JE, 1832)
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| Range of Ch. macqueenii Breeding Resident Non-breeding Extant & Reintroduced (resident)
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The Asian houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii), also known as MacQueen's bustard, is a large bird in the bustard family. It is native to the desert and steppe regions of Asia, west from the Sinai Peninsula extending across Kazakhstan east to Mongolia. In the 19th century, vagrants were found as far west of their range as Great Britain. Populations have decreased by 20 to 50% between 1984 and 2004 mainly due to hunting and changes in land-use. The Asian houbara is a partial latitudinal migrant while the African houbara (C. undulata) is more sedentary. Both species are the only members of the genus Chlamydotis. The Asian houbara used to be regarded as a subspecies of the African houbara.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Chlamydotis macqueenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22733562A155425140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22733562A155425140.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.