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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 and long bare legs, and is among the heaviest of the flying birds.
Bustards are all fairly large with the two largest species, the kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) and the great bustard (Otis tarda), being frequently cited as the world's heaviest flying birds. In both the largest species, large males exceed a weight of 20 kg (44 lb), weigh around 13.5 kg (30 lb) on average and can attain a total length of 150 cm ...
Kori bustard Bustards are birds in the family Otididae in the monotypic order Otidiformes. There are currently 26 extant species of bustards recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union. Many species of fossil bustards are known from the Miocene onwards; however, their exact number and taxonomy are unsettled due to ongoing discoveries. Conventions IUCN Red List categories Conservation ...
Captive male great bustard, showing the characteristic long, beard-like feathers and heavy build. The adult male great bustard is amongst the heaviest living flying animals. A male is typically 90–105 cm (2 ft 11 in – 3 ft 5 in) tall, with a length of around 115 cm (3 ft 9 in) and has a 2.1–2.7 m (6 ft 11 in – 8 ft 10 in) wingspan.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology ... Great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps (Vigors, 1831) India and Pakistan: Size: Habitat:
Common name Binomial Comments Great Indian bustard: Ardeotis nigriceps: Critically endangered Asian houbara: Chlamydotis macqueenii: Vulnerable; earlier as subspecies of houbara bustard, Chlamydotis undulata: Bengal florican: Houbaropsis bengalensis: Critically endangered Lesser florican: Sypheotides indicus: Endangered Little bustard: Tetrax ...
The venomous animal was one of two new species discovered in India, researchers said.
Palpimanus maldhok is a spider species of the family Palpimanidae that is endemic to India.It was first discovered in 2023 by Tripathi et al. [1] The specific epithet 'maldhok' is the vernacular name of the great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) in Maharashtra, an Indian State.