Great Indian bustard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the great Indian bustard lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ardeotis nigriceps
Group	Cuckoos, turacos & other birds
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Mass	145 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Otidiformes
Family	Otididae

Where does the great Indian bustard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the great Indian bustard in 1 country or territory across Asia.

India

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a great Indian bustard?

Wikidata records the following for the great Indian bustard: mass 145 g (birth weight).

Is the great Indian bustard endangered?

The great Indian bustard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the great Indian bustard?

The great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is a bird in the order Otidiformes and the family Otididae, genus Ardeotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the great Indian bustard

The great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) or Indian bustard is a bustard occurring on the Indian subcontinent. It is a large bird with a horizontal body, long bare legs and is among the heaviest of the flying birds. Once common on the dry grasslands and shrubland in India, as few as 150 individuals were estimated to survive as of 2018, reduced from an estimated 250 individuals in 2011. It is critically endangered due to hunting and habitat loss. It is protected under the Indian Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Great Indian bustard (revision 1374974904), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q864359 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).