Английская Википедия:Heuglin's bustard

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Heuglin's bustard (Neotis heuglinii) is a species of bird in the bustard family.

Description

It is a fairly large species, at up to Шаблон:Convert in length.[1] The males weigh Шаблон:Convert and the much smaller females weigh Шаблон:Convert.[2] Other than size, sexes differ considerably in appearance. The striking male has a large back marking over the crown down the face to the chin with a bluish-grey neck. On the male, a chestnut band on the lower chest which is separated from the white belly by a thin black band. The female is much more of a subdued brownish color overall, with no bold black markings and has a face lined with faint slate-gray markings. In flight, the species reveals a white primary wedge on the otherwise dark upperwing, a feature obscured when the species is standing.[1]

The Heuglin's bustard is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. It occurs in pairs or small groups in arid or semi-arid grasslands, even ranging into desert-edge.[1]

References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi by Stevenson & Fanshawe. Elsevier Science (2001), Шаблон:ISBN
  2. CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), Шаблон:ISBN.