Female © Markus Lilje
Immature © Mark Stacy
Male © Stratton Hatfield
Male © Stuart Turner

Heuglin's Bustard Neotis heuglinii

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Identification

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A fairly large and lanky bustard. Males have a mostly black face, females a striped face. Both sexes have a gray neck and white belly. In flight, the wing is pale brown and black above and mostly pale below. A generally scarce species that is found in dry savanna, scrub, and other semi-desert habitats. Often in pairs. Similar to White-bellied Bustard, but the male is distinguished by his dark rather than pinkish bill, and the female by her gray rather than brownish neck.

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