Otididae

Otis tarda Linnaeus, 1758

Otis tarda, the great bustard, is a large Palearctic bustard that includes one of the heaviest living flying birds.

Neotis denhami (Children & Vigors, 1826)

Denham's bustard (Neotis denhami) is a large African bustard species with three geographically separated subspecies that live in open and semi-open grassland habitats.

Neotis ludwigii (Ruppell, 1837)

Neotis ludwigii, or Ludwig's bustard, is a large African bustard found in grasslands and semi-arid regions of southwestern Africa.

Eupodotis caerulescens (Vieillot, 1820)

Eupodotis caerulescens (blue korhaan) is a terrestrial bird native to grasslands of South Africa and western Lesotho.

Eupodotis senegalensis (Vieillot, 1820)

The white-bellied bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) is a small, sexually dimorphic bustard endemic to African grasslands and savannas.

Ardeotis australis (J.E.Gray, 1829)

Ardeotis australis (Australian bustard) is a large terrestrial bird, the only Australian Ardeotis species, found across Australia and nearby regions.

Ardeotis nigriceps (Vigors, 1831)

The great Indian bustard is a large ground bird native to India and Pakistan, described in detail for appearance, habitat, behavior and ecology.

Ardeotis kori (Burchell, 1822)

Ardeotis kori, the kori bustard, is a large African bird with distinct plumage, found across open dry habitats in southern and northeastern Africa.

Chlamydotis macqueenii (J.E.Gray, 1832)

Chlamydotis macqueenii, the Asian houbara, is a medium-sized arid-dwelling bustard with distinctive plumage and breeding behavior.

Chlamydotis undulata (Jacquin, 1784)

Chlamydotis undulata, the African houbara, is a small to mid-sized bustard native to arid regions of North Africa and the Canary Islands.

Tetrax tetrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetrax tetrax, the little bustard, is the smallest Palearctic bustard, an omnivorous declining bird breeding across southern Europe and western and central Asia.

Lissotis melanogaster (Ruppell, 1835)

Lissotis melanogaster, the black-bellied bustard, is an African bustard species with distinct sexually dimorphic plumage found in open grassy habitats.

Lissotis hartlaubii (Heuglin, 1863)

Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii) is a small omnivorous bustard native to the Horn of Africa.

Eupodotis vigorsii (A.Smith, 1831)

The karoo korhaan is a small Southern African bustard species with two subspecies that inhabits arid scrubland habitats.

Heterotetrax rueppelii (Wahlberg, 1856)

Rüppell's korhaan is a small bustard native to arid habitats of southwestern Africa, identifiable by its distinct grey head and striped markings.

Lophotis gindiana (Oustalet, 1881)

Lophotis gindiana, the buff-crested bustard, is a small sexually dimorphic East African bustard that lives in arid open habitats.

Lophotis ruficrista (A.Smith, 1836)

The red-crested korhaan is a sedentary African bird known for its male's distinctive aerial courtship drop, which earned it the nickname suicide bird.

Afrotis afra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Afrotis afra, the southern black korhaan, is a sexually dimorphic ground-dwelling bird endemic to southwestern South Africa.

Afrotis afraoides (A.Smith, 1831)

Afrotis afraoides, the northern black korhaan, is a ground-dwelling bird found in southern African open grassy and semi-arid habitats.