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Arabian bustard

Ardeotis arabs (Linnaeus, 1758)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The arabian bustard (Ardeotis arabs) is a species in the family Otididae, order Otidiformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.5 kg to 8.35 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Arabian bustard (Ardeotis arabs)
Photo: Allan Drewitt · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the arabian bustard

Weight
4.5 kg – 8.35 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.4 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arabian bustard live?

Not recorded

What is the arabian bustard?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Arabian bustard (Ardeotis arabs) is a species of bustard which is found across the Sahel region of Africa and south western Arabia. It is part of the large-bodied genus, Ardeotis, and, though little known, appears to be a fairly typical species in that group.

From the Wikipedia article “Arabian bustard” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arabian_bustard&oldid=1378287921), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the arabian bustard endangered?

The arabian bustard is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the arabian bustard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderOtidiformes
  5. familyOtididae
  6. genusArdeotis
  7. SpeciesArdeotis arabs (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Ardeotis araba, Choriotis arabs, Otis arabs

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • ARBUEnglish
  • Arabiese GompouAfrikaans
  • حبارى عربيArabic
  • Арабска дроплаBulgarian
  • Otiz ArabiaBreton
  • Pioc salvatge àrabCatalan
  • pioc salvatge del SahelCatalan
  • ceiliog gwaun ArabiaWelsh
  • Arabisk TrappeDanish
  • ArabientrappeGerman
  • Araber-TrappeGerman
  • Ώτιδα της ΑραβίαςGreek
  • Araba otidoEsperanto
  • arabia otidoEsperanto
  • Avutarda árabeSpanish
  • saheli trappEstonian
  • Arabiar basoiloBasque
  • aavikkotrappiFinnish
  • Outarde arabeFrench
  • Bústard ArabachIrish
  • Bustart ArabaghManx
  • חובה ערביתHebrew
  • arab túzokHungarian
  • GresjudoðraIcelandic
  • Otarda arabaItalian
  • アラビアオオノガンJapanese
  • arabinis didysis einisLithuanian
  • Arābijas sīgaLatvian
  • Arabische TrapDutch
  • arabertrappeNorwegian
  • drop arabskiPolish
  • abetarda-árabePortuguese
  • abetarda-do-saaraPortuguese
  • abetarda-do-saraPortuguese
  • Abetarda-do-saráPortuguese
  • Арабская дрофаRussian
  • Аравийская большая дрофаRussian
  • ArábiatráhppeNorthern Sami
  • drop arabskýSlovak
  • arabska dropljaSlovenian
  • Arabijska dropljaSerbian
  • arabtrappSwedish
  • Arabistan ToyuTurkish
  • дрохва аравійськаUkrainian
  • 角鷺鴇Chinese
  • 阿拉伯鴇Chinese
  • 阿拉伯鹭鸨Chinese

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Relatives of the arabian bustard

Other species in the same genus Ardeotis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the arabian bustard?

An adult arabian bustard weighs 4.5 kg – 8.35 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the arabian bustard endangered?

The arabian bustard is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the arabian bustard?

The arabian bustard (Ardeotis arabs) belongs to the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arabian bustard (Ardeotis arabs). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-bustard

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BibTeX
@misc{arabian_bustard_2026,
  title = {Arabian bustard (Ardeotis arabs)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-bustard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}