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;[[:Category:Tetrax|Tetrax]] tetrax | ;[[:Category:Tetrax|Tetrax]] tetrax | ||
| − | [[Image:Little_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G]] | + | [[Image:Little_Bustard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''Steve G''']] |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
45 cm long with a 90 cm wingspan. Brown above and white below, with a grey head and a black neck bordered above and below by white. | 45 cm long with a 90 cm wingspan. Brown above and white below, with a grey head and a black neck bordered above and below by white. | ||
Female is marked darker below than the male. Immature bustards resemble females. | Female is marked darker below than the male. Immature bustards resemble females. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. | + | [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | A monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open grassland. | Open grassland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Diet includes seeds, insects and other small creatures. | Diet includes seeds, insects and other small creatures. | ||
No nest is made; females lay 3 to 5 eggs on the ground. | No nest is made; females lay 3 to 5 eggs on the ground. | ||
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==Bird Song== | ==Bird Song== | ||
<flashmp3>Tetrax tetrax (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Tetrax tetrax (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Tetrax tetrax (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Tetrax tetrax (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Tetrax+ | + | {{GSearch|Tetrax+Little}} |
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]][[Category:Tetrax]] | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 06:50, 16 July 2008
- Tetrax tetrax
Identification
45 cm long with a 90 cm wingspan. Brown above and white below, with a grey head and a black neck bordered above and below by white. Female is marked darker below than the male. Immature bustards resemble females.
Distribution
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Open grassland.
Behaviour
Diet includes seeds, insects and other small creatures.
No nest is made; females lay 3 to 5 eggs on the ground.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Tetrax tetrax (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
