Neotis

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Neotis
Neotis ludwigii.jpg
Ludwig's bustard (Neotis ludwigii)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus: Neotis
Sharpe, 1893

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

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Heuglin's Bustard specimen RWD.jpg Neotis heuglinii Heuglin's bustard Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia
Neotis ludwigii.jpg 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
Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami) (7083219537).jpg Neotis denhami Denham's bustard Sub-Saharan Africa

References

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