The Great Indian Bustard facts by Mahesh 2011/03/17 04:58
The Great Indian Bustard ( Ardeotis nigriceps ) or Indian Bustard is a bustard found in India and the adjoining regions of Pakistan . A large bird with a horizontal body and long bare legs giving it an ostrich like appearance, this bird is among the heaviest of the flying birds. Once common on the dry plains of the Indian Subcontinent, it was considered excellent sport by hunters. Less than a thousand survive today and the species is threatened by hunting and loss of its habitat, large expanses of dry grassland and scrub. These birds are often found associated in the same habitat as blackbuck.
This very large ground bird is unmistakable with its black cap contrasting with the pale head and neck. The body is brownish with a black patch spotted in white. It stands at about a metre high(39in) andis a large, brown and white bird, the male is about 122cm (48in) in length, its weight is 1832lb (814.5kg) and the female 92cm (36in) in length, its weight is 7.815lb (3.56.75kg). The male is deep sandy buff coloured and during the breeding season has a black breast band. The crown of the head is black and crested and is puffed up by displaying males. In the female which is smaller than the male, the head and neck are not pure white and the breast band is either rudimentary, broken or absent.
The Great Indian Bustard ( Ardeotis nigriceps ) or Indian Bustard is a bustard found in India and the adjoining regions of Pakistan . A large bird with a horizontal body and long bare legs giving it an ostrich like appearance, this bird is among the heaviest of the flying birds. Once common on the dry plains of the Indian Subcontinent, it was considered excellent sport by hunters. Less than a thousand survive today and the species is threatened by hunting and loss of its habitat, large expanses of dry grassland and scrub. These birds are often found associated in the same habitat as blackbuck.
This very large ground bird is unmistakable with its black cap contrasting with the pale head and neck. The body is brownish with a black patch spotted in white. It stands at about a metre high(39in) andis a large, brown and white bird, the male is about 122cm (48in) in length, its weight is 1832lb (814.5kg) and the female 92cm (36in) in length, its weight is 7.815lb (3.56.75kg). The male is deep sandy buff coloured and during the breeding season has a black breast band. The crown of the head is black and crested and is puffed up by displaying males. In the female which is smaller than the male, the head and neck are not pure white and the breast band is either rudimentary, broken or absent.
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