Family: Otididae (Bustards)

Authority: (Burchell, 1822)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd

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Justification of Red List category
This huge African bustard is suspected to be undergoing moderately rapid population declines across much of its range owing to a variety of threats including collisions with power lines, hunting and habitat degradation. It has consequently been listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 8,800,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial