Prakruti Parichay
OtididaeTetrax

Little Bustard

Tetrax tetrax

40–45 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Winter visitor. Pakistan and N India. I) Small, stocky bustard, which shows extensive white panel across secondaries and inner primaries in flight. Has distinctive rapid 'winnowing' flight action on stiff, noticeably bowed wings. Breeding male has grey face. and black-and-white pattern on neck and breast. Non-breeding male is similar to female but is less heavily marked on upperparts and whiter on underparts. and shows more white in wing. Female is warm buff-brown, with extensive black streaking on head and neck; has coarse blackish markings on upperparts, and black barring and chevrons on breast and flanks. oarse grunt when flushed. Open grassland and short crops.

Colour

BlackWhiteGreyBuff / Tan
Average size
42.5 cm
Habitat
Open grassland and short crops.
Behaviour
Winter visitor., oarse grunt when flushed.

About this bird

Winter visitor. Pakistan and N India. I) Small, stocky bustard, which shows extensive white panel across secondaries and inner primaries in flight. Has distinctive rapid 'winnowing' flight action on stiff, noticeably bowed wings. Breeding male has grey face. and black-and-white pattern on neck and breast. Non-breeding male is similar to female but is less heavily marked on upperparts and whiter on underparts. and shows more white in wing. Female is warm buff-brown, with extensive black streaking on head and neck; has coarse blackish markings on upperparts, and black barring and chevrons on breast and flanks. oarse grunt when flushed. Open grassland and short crops.

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Little Bustard is bigger than Brown Noddy but smaller than Asian Koel.

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Little Bustard

Tetrax tetrax

40–45 cm