MacQueens bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii)

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courtship display of a male MacQueen's bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii) الحُبَارَى الآسِيَوِيّ is a large bird in the bustard family. It is native to the desert and steppe regions of Asia, west from the Sinai Peninsula extending across Kazakhstan east to Mongolia. In the 19th century, vagrants were found as far west of their range as Great Britain. Populations have decreased by 20 to 50% between 1984 and 2004 mainly due to hunting and changes in land-use. MacQueen's bustard is a partial latitudinal migrant while the houbara bustard (C. undulata) is more sedentary. Both species are the only members of the genus Chlamydotis. MacQueen's bustard used to be regarded as a subspecies of the houbara bustard and known as the "Asian houbara".

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Size: 3623px × 2415px
Location: Israel Negev Desert border with the Sinai Desert of Egypt
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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