Great Bustard (Otis tarda) Science Article 1 abstract The daily activity patterns of the Great Bustard Otis tarda were investigated at Villafafila, NW Spain. This is the first published description of the time budget of this species. Time budgets were analysed according to sex, season and time of day, habitat and size and sex composition […]
Category: Otididae
Seasonal population dynamics, nest site selection, sex-ratio and clutch size of the Great Bustard Otis tarda in two adjacent lekking areas.
Great Bustard (Otis tarda) Science Article 3 abstract This paper describes the seasonal variation in Great Bustard Otis tarda numbers in two adjacent lekking areas within Castro Verde, the most important site for this species in Portugal. Furthermore, the first data on the breeding biology of the species in the region are presented. The pattern […]
Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
[order] OTIDIFORMES | [family] Otididae | [latin] Otis tarda | [UK] Great Bustard | [FR] Grande Outarde | [DE] Grosstrappe | [ES] Avutarda Europea | [NL] Grote Trap Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Ardeotis tarda Otis tarda EU ec, wc Otis tarda dybowskii Mongolia to e Siberia and […]
Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
[order] OTIDIFORMES | [family] Otididae | [latin] Tetrax tetrax | [UK] Little Bustard | [FR] Outarde canepetiere | [DE] Zwergtrappe | [ES] Sison Menor | [NL] Kleine Trap Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Mesitornis tetrax Tetrax tetrax Tetrax tetrax Tetrax tetrax EU w, c n AF Physical charateristics […]