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Primary Traits
8,100 g
0 m - 1,800 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Otis tarda
English name
Great Bustard
Order
Otidiformes
Family
Otididae
Genus
Otis
Species
tarda
Data source
HBW3, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Endangered
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
3,300 g
Maximum female mass
5,300 g
Minimum male mass
5,800 g
Maximum male mass
18,000 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
8,100 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,800 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,800 m
Typical elevation
900 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Omnivore
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
1.1
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Lekking
Mating system
Polygynous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No nest, Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
25 d
Maximum incubation period
25 d
Minimum fledging period
30 d
Maximum fledging period
35 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2.5
Average fledging period
32.5 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Irregular/Nomadic, Dispersive, Sedentary