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[[Image:2010_01_03_Denhams_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}} <br />[[Midmar]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]] ]]
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[[Image:2010_01_03_Denhams_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}} <br />[[Midmar]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]], January 2010]]
 
'''Alternative name: Stanley Bustard'''
 
'''Alternative name: Stanley Bustard'''
  
 
;[[:Category:Neotis|Neotis]] denhami
 
;[[:Category:Neotis|Neotis]] denhami
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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84–116 cm. Brown back, darker and plainer in the male, white underparts, pale grey neck with an orange nape, and the head has black stripes on the crown. Pale yellow legs. The wings are brown, white and black, the male showing more white in flight than the female or young birds. The male inflates his throat when displaying to show a balloon of white feathers.
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[[Image:Denham's_Bustard_by_birdboybowley.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|birdboybowley|birdboybowley}} <br />[[South Africa]], October 2010]]
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80–100 cm (31½-39½ in)
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*Brown upperparts
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*White underparts
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*Pale grey neck with an orange nape
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*Black crown stripes
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*Pale yellow legs
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*Brown, white and black wings<br />
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'''Female''' has lighter brown upperparts and shows less white in the wings when flying
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Sub-Saharan [[Africa]].
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Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]<br />
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[[Image:Stanley_Bustard.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|PEC|PEC}} <br />Location: Masai Mara, [[Kenya]]]]
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'''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]] <br />
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br />
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[eSwatini]]
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>====
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[[Image:Stanley_Bustard.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|PEC|PEC}} <br />[[Masai Mara]], [[Kenya]], April 2001]]
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*''N. d. denhami'' - South-western Mauritania and Senegambia to northern Uganda and Ethiopia
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====Subspecies====
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*''N. d. jacksoni'' - Kenya and western Tanzania to Botswana, Zimbabwe and southern Angola
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There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>:
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*''N. d. stanleyi'' - Swaziland and South Africa
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*''N. d. denhami'':
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:*South-western [[Mauritania]] and [[Senegambia]] to northern [[Uganda]] and [[Ethiopia]]
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*''N. d. jacksoni'':
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:* [[Kenya]] and western [[Tanzania]] to [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]] and southern [[Angola]]
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*''N. d. stanleyi'':
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:*[[eSwatini]] and [[South Africa]]
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An additional subspecies ''burchelli'' is not recognised by most authorities<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Grasslands and savanna; open ground, including agricultural land, flood-plains and burnt fynbos.
 
Grasslands and savanna; open ground, including agricultural land, flood-plains and burnt fynbos.
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==Status==
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====Status====
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Classified as '''Near Threatened''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>
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Classified as '''Near Threatened''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List.<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup>
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The diet includes insects, small vertebrates and plant material.  
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They have a very varied diet which includes insects, small vertebrates and plant material.
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====Breeding====
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The male inflates his throat  to display a globe of white feathers
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[[Dictionary_P-S#P|Polygynous]]; no evidence of territoriality. One to two eggs are laid on the ground in a small open space between grass tufts, forbs, shrubs or rocks; incubated for 23-25 days by the female.
  
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'''Breeding''': Polygynous; no evidence of territoriality. One to two eggs are laid on the ground in a small open space between grass tufts, forbs, shrubs or rocks; incubated for 23-25 days by the female.
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
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# BirdLife International. 2008 Species factsheet: ''Neotis denhami''. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2761&m=0 http://www.birdlife.org] on 30/8/2008.
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
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# Clements JF. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018)
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#BirdLife International
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#Wikipedia
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Neotis+denhami}}
 
{{GSearch|Neotis+denhami}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Neotis]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Neotis]]

Latest revision as of 09:00, 15 November 2021

Photo by Alan Manson
Midmar, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, January 2010

Alternative name: Stanley Bustard

Neotis denhami

Identification

Photo by birdboybowley
South Africa, October 2010

80–100 cm (31½-39½ in)

  • Brown upperparts
  • White underparts
  • Pale grey neck with an orange nape
  • Black crown stripes
  • Pale yellow legs
  • Brown, white and black wings

Female has lighter brown upperparts and shows less white in the wings when flying

Distribution

Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Niger, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, eSwatini

Taxonomy

Photo by PEC
Masai Mara, Kenya, April 2001

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies1:

  • N. d. denhami:
  • N. d. jacksoni:
  • N. d. stanleyi:

An additional subspecies burchelli is not recognised by most authorities2

Habitat

Grasslands and savanna; open ground, including agricultural land, flood-plains and burnt fynbos.

Status

Classified as Near Threatened in the 2008 IUCN Red List.3

Behaviour

They have a very varied diet which includes insects, small vertebrates and plant material.

Breeding

The male inflates his throat to display a globe of white feathers

Polygynous; no evidence of territoriality. One to two eggs are laid on the ground in a small open space between grass tufts, forbs, shrubs or rocks; incubated for 23-25 days by the female.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018)
  4. BirdLife International
  5. Wikipedia

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