Eupodotis senegalensis — Details

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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

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Systems
  • Terrestrial
  • Freshwater
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Conservation

Conservation Status

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Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

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3.1

Year Assessed
2009

Assessor/s
BirdLife International

Reviewer/s
Bird, J., Butchart, S.

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Justification
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

History
  • 2008
    Least Concern
  • 2004
    Least Concern
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Population

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Population
The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be generally uncommon to rare (del Hoyo et al. 1996).
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White-bellied Bustard

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The White-bellied Bustard or White-bellied Korhaan (Eupodotis senegalensis) is an African species of bustard.

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Range and habitat

It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. It lives in various habitats from grassland to open woodland.[2]

Description

E. s. erlangeri, female, Serengeti, Tanzania
E. s. erlangeri, male, Serengeti, Tanzania

It is rather small for a bustard, 48 to 61 centimetres (19 to 24 in) long. All are tawny brown above and on the breast and white on the belly, with cream-coloured legs; juveniles have light brown necks and heads, and adults have blue-grey necks. The adult female has a grey crown, a brown and buff line below the eye, and black speckling on the throat. The adult male has a black crown, black lines on the white cheeks, a black throat patch, and a pinkish-red bill. The call, often given in the early morning and late evening, has been described as "a very loud, guttural k'whuka WHUKa, k'wuka WHUKa..., or k'warrak, k'warrak...[3]

This species is usually seen in pairs or family groups, as young stay with their parents much longer than those of other bustards in the region.[3].

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized:[4]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International. Eupodotis senegalensis. 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 February 2012.
  2. ^ Sibley, Charles G.; Monroe, Burt L., Jr. (1990), Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World, Yale University Press, p. 217, ISBN 0-300-04969-2, http://books.google.com/books?id=Wk-vyrNVAccC&pg=PA217#v=onepage&q=&f=false, retrieved 2010-03-24 
  3. ^ a b Zimmerman, Dale A.; Turner, Donald A.; Pearson, David J. (1999), Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Princeton University Press, pp. 76–77, 328, ISBN 0-691-01022-6 
  4. ^ White-bellied Bustard, Internet Bird Collection
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