Asian houbara

Chlamydotis macqueenii (J. E. Gray, 1832)

The Asian houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) is a species in the family Otididae, order Otidiformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.3 kg to 1.96 kg and live up to 12.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the Asian houbara

Weight: 1.3 kg – 1.96 kgsrc for Weight
Length: Not recorded
Lifespan: 12.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet: Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan: 15 years
Main food: Not recorded
Habitat: desertsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation: 23.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch: 2.5 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity: 17.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year: 1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle: Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration: Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record: Not recorded

Where does the Asian houbara live?

Not recorded

What is the Asian houbara?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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

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Is the Asian houbara endangered?

The Asian houbara is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

LCLeast Concern
NTNear Threatened
VUVulnerable
ENEndangered
CRCritically Endangered
EWExtinct in the Wild
EXExtinct

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How is the Asian houbara classified?

kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
classAves
orderOtidiformes
familyOtididae
genusChlamydotis
SpeciesChlamydotis macqueenii (J. E. Gray, 1832)

Synonyms Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii, Otis macqueenii

Other names and names in other languages (69)

Asian houbara bustardEnglish
Macqueen's bustardEnglish
Macqueen's bustardEnglish
Macqueen's bustardEnglish
Macqueen’s bustardEnglish
حبارى آسيويArabic
حبارى شرقيةArabic
حبارى ماكوينArabic
Азиатска хубараBulgarian
Otiz Mac QueenBreton
hubara asiàticaCatalan
drop hřívnatýCzech
drop obojkovýCzech
Østlig KravetrappeDanish
SteppenkragentrappeGerman
Asiatische KragentrappeGerman
KragentrappeGerman
ΕρημόγαλοςGreek
Ασιατική ΧλαμυδωτίδαGreek
orienta otidoEsperanto
Makkvina otidoEsperanto
Hubara de MacQueenSpanish
Avutarda hubara asiáticaSpanish
aasia kraetrappEstonian
هوبرهPersian
هوبره آسیاییPersian
idänkaulustrappiFinnish
KaulustrappiFinnish
Outarde de MacqueenFrench
Bústard mhic shuibhneIrish
חוברה מדבריתHebrew
חובארה מדבריתHebrew
חוברת מקוויןHebrew
azijska dropljaCroatian
pettyes túzokHungarian
MacqueendoðraIcelandic
Ubara asiaticaItalian
サバクフサエリショウノガンJapanese
или ДжекKazakh
Жек дуадақKazakh
Makvenio einisLithuanian
Azijinis puošnusis einisLithuanian
apkakles sīgaLatvian
മരുക്കൊക്ക്Malayalam
KragetrappeNorwegian Bokmål
Oostelijke KraagtrapDutch
steppetrappeNorwegian
hubara arabskaPolish
hubara-orientalPortuguese
Abetarda de MacQueenPortuguese
abetarda-de-macqueenPortuguese
hubara-ocidentalPortuguese
Droppa asiaticaRomansh
Dropie gulerată asiaticăRomanian
ДжекRussian
ВихляйRussian
Дрофа-красоткаRussian
SitnuábetráhppeNorthern Sami
drop hrivnatýSlovak
ovratničarska dropljaSlovenian
Mekvinova dropljaSerbian
kragtrappSwedish
Yakalı ToyTurkish
Asya Yakalı ToyuTurkish
джек східнийUkrainian
Ô tác MacqueenVietnamese
波斑鴇Chinese
波斑鸨Chinese
麥昆氏波斑鴇Chinese

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Relatives of the Asian houbara

Other species in the same genus Chlamydotis.

African houbara

Chlamydotis undulata

Otididae

CompareAsian houbara vs African houbara

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Asian houbara?

An adult Asian houbara weighs 1.3 kg – 1.96 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the Asian houbara endangered?

The Asian houbara is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the Asian houbara live?

The Asian houbara has a recorded lifespan of 12.5 years.

What kind of animal is the Asian houbara?

The Asian houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) belongs to the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes.

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