bustards
Heavy flying birds
Bustards are large, heavy-bodied birds found in open grasslands and steppes of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
They have long necks, strong legs, and cryptic plumage suited to their terrestrial lifestyle.
The great bustard is among the heaviest flying birds.
Bustards are wary and difficult to approach, making them prized but challenging game birds in traditional falconry.
Fowl hunted for sport
- ground-nestingLaying eggs on land
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
wingspan · terrestrial · omnivore · endangered · CITES · avifauna · savanna · plains
At risk of extinction
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- huntingPursuing wild game
- protectedKept from harm
trafficking · captive breeding · reintroduction · Middle East · Arabian · extinction · population decline · conservation program
Presentation for viewing
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- inflationSustained price level increase
- mating ritualBehavior to attract mates
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
breeding · territorial · polygynous · courtship dance · breeding grounds · spectacular · performance · attraction
Training raptors to hunt
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- gamebirdFowl hunted for sport
- hawkingSport using trained raptors
- trophyAward for winning
traditional hunting · Gulf states · illegal · poaching · sport hunting · pursuit · permits · regulated
gamebird
Fowl hunted for sport
- ground-nestingLaying eggs on land
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
plumage · wingspan · terrestrial · omnivore · endangered · CITES · avifauna · savanna · plains · wattle
endangered
At risk of extinction
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- huntingPursuing wild game
protected · trafficking · captive breeding · reintroduction · Middle East · Arabian · extinction · population decline · conservation program · sanctuary
display
Presentation for viewing
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- inflationSustained price level increase
- mating ritualBehavior to attract mates
strutting · breeding · territorial · polygynous · courtship dance · breeding grounds · spectacular · performance · attraction
falconry
Training raptors to hunt
trophy · traditional hunting · Gulf states · illegal · poaching · sport hunting · pursuit · permits · regulated · bag limits
bustardshummingbirds
Tiny hovering nectar feeders
swifts · penguins · seabirds · albatrosses · petrels
bustardshummingbirds
Tiny hovering nectar feeders
wrens · goldcrests · kinglets · finches · warblers
bustardsswifts
Fork-tailed aerial birds
swallows · frigatebirds · terns · hummingbirds · kites