Neotis

Neotis
Ludwig's bustard (Neotis ludwigii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus:
Sharpe, 1893

Neotis is a bird genus in the family Otididae. It contains the following species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Neotis heuglinii Heuglin's bustard Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia
Neotis ludwigii Ludwig's bustard Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa.
Neotis nuba Nubian bustard Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan.
Neotis denhami Denham's bustard Sub-Saharan Africa

References

  1. ^ "ITIS Report: Neotis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 May 2010.


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