Biology:Lissotis
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Lissotis | |
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| Adult male Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Otidiformes |
| Family: | Otididae |
| Genus: | Lissotis Reichenbach, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Otis melanogaster[1] Rüppell, 1835
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Lissotis is a genus of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. Some authorities, such as the IUCN, consider it part of Eupodotis; the separation adopted here follows the Handbook of the Birds of the World.[2]
It contains the following species, both restricted to Africa:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Lissotis melanogaster | Black-bellied bustard | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Lissotis hartlaubii | Hartlaub's bustard | Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. |
References
- ↑ "Otididae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=37.
- ↑ Collar, Nigel (1996), "Family Otididae (Bustards)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi, Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3, Hoatzin to Auks, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 240–273, ISBN 84-87334-20-2
Wikidata ☰ Q264804 entry
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