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Houbara Bustards
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Houbara Bustards

Chlamydotis

Chlamydotis is a genus of large birds in the bustard family. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khlamus, a horseman’s cloak with weights sewn into the corners, and otis, bustard.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

African Houbara

speciesChlamydotis undulata

Asian Houbara

speciesChlamydotis macqueenii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 118.