Bustards
Order: Gruiformes. Family: Otididae
Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips, and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays. There are 26 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in India.
- Great Bustard Otis tarda (Recorded only in NW Pakistan, Afghanistan)
- Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps (E)
- Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata (race macqueeni raised to full species and not found in region)
- Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis
- Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus (syn. Eupodotis indica)
- Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
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