#Bustards

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Animal Paradise. Written and illustrated by James Ralph Johnson. 1969.

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[snototter]

A northern black korhaan or white quilled bustard (Afrotis afraoides) in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

by jaffles

[fastman27]

Aptrill Day 16: Little Bustard.

Reference Photo

[noelcollection]

A rarity in the British Isles, Little Bustards nonetheless made the cut for British birds illustrated in Jardine’s The Naturalist’s Library. 

Tetrax tetrax is most commonly found in Southern Europe, particularly the Iberian Peninsula, as well as Central and Western Asia, though native populations have seen an unfortunate decline in recent history. Jardine records Little Bustards found in “Cornwall, Devonshire, Hampshire, Oxford, and Kent, also in Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk, Yorkshire, and Northumberland … [o]nce only has it occurred in Scotland that we are aware of.” 

Image from:

Jardine, William. The naturalist’s library. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars et al., 1843. Vol. 26. Catalog record: https://bit.ly/2Q98p8i

[bob-artist]

Valentine's Day special! Pick the biggest loser and pass it on!

Pheasants:

Birds of paradise:

Grebes:

Originally posted by tigerjeff

Bustards:

Grouses:

Peafowl:

Parrots:

[podartists]

The Great Bustard (Otis tarda) | Joseph Wolf | Zoological sketches v.1 (1861) | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr | Public domain

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Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus), family Meropidae, order Coraciiformes, riding a Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori), family Otididae, order Otidiformes, central Africa

The Kori Bustard is the largest flying bird in Africa.

photograph by Rich Lindie

[tenth-sentence]

Down the slopes also scampered, with all the rapidity of their long stilts, fine fat bustards.

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" - Jules Verne

[mapsontheweb]

Name for the bird Bustard in European languages

by Ave-Nar/reddit

[snototter]

A kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) walks among the sand dune grasses in South Africa

by Barbara Evans

[alonglistofbirds]

[2939/11080] Denham's bustard - Neotis denhami

Order: Otidiformes (bustards) Family: Otididae

Photo credit: Alexandre Vinot via Macaulay Library

[dread-and-despair-dyke]

mcdonalds honey bustard pickled sea fuck meal

mcdonalds honey bustard pickled sea fuck meal

[siravalon]

Bird of the Week: The Kori Bustard! 🪶

I just wanna yap about these guys I really love them.

The kori bustard (Ardeotis kori), is the heaviest flying bird, with adult males weighing anywhere between 25-42 lbs. However, they tend to spend most of their lives on land.

While emitting a deep booming call, males will puff up their neck plums and tail feathers for a mating display.

They are native to grasslands, savannas, and wooded areas throughout southern Africa.

These beasts are omnivorous, with diets made up of insects, reptiles, small mammals, small birds, and plant matter such as seeds and berries.

[redrcs]

Australian Bustard, in a field of young sugarcane.

1st sighting, so yay me.

Just west of Mirani. On my travels

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The Male Cory Bustard all Puffed Up and Ready for Love by Kitty Kono Via Flickr: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania