Family: Otididae (Bustards)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1766)

Red List Category

Criteria: A4bc

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Justification of Red List category
This small bustard is listed as Vulnerable as it is suspected to be undergoing rapid population declines owing to the loss and fragmentation of its habitat to agricultural conversion.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 254,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial