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Species profile—Ardeotis australis (Otididae)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Otididae (bustards) → Ardeotis australis (Australian bustard)

Photos

  • Photo of Ardeotis australis (Australian bustard) - Queensland Government,1977
  • Photo of Ardeotis australis (Australian bustard) - Queensland Government,1979
  • Photo of Ardeotis australis (Australian bustard) - Queensland Government
  • Photo of Ardeotis australis (Australian bustard) - McDougall, A.,QPWS,2008

Sighting data

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Otididae (bustards)
Species
Ardeotis australis (Australian bustard)
Alternate name
plains turkey
wild turkey
Taxonomy Author
(Gray, 1829)
Nature Conservation Act (NCA) status
Least concern
Back on Track (BoT) status
Low
Endemicity
Native
Other resources
Atlas of Living Australia

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 October 2014
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