Lissotis | |
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Adult male Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Otidiformes |
Family: | Otididae |
Genus: | Lissotis Reichenbach, 1848 |
Type species | |
Otis melanogaster[1] Rüppell, 1835
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Lissotis is a genus of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. Some authorities, such as the IUCN, consider it part of Eupodotis; the separation adopted here follows the Handbook of the Birds of the World.[2]