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Buff-crested bustard

Lophotis gindiana (Oustalet, 1881)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana) is a species in the family Otididae, order Otidiformes. Recorded adults weigh 662 g to 782.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana)
Photo: frederic.salein · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the buff-crested bustard

Weight
662 g – 782.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the buff-crested bustard live?

Not recorded

What is the buff-crested bustard?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana) is a medium-sized bird of East Africa; Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya belonging to the family Otididae. The populations are stable and the species is of least concern.

From the Wikipedia article “Buff-crested bustard” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buff-crested_bustard&oldid=1380577956), 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 buff-crested bustard endangered?

The buff-crested bustard is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the buff-crested bustard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderOtidiformes
  5. familyOtididae
  6. genusLophotis
  7. SpeciesLophotis gindiana (Oustalet, 1881)

Synonyms Eupodotis gindiana, Eupodotis gindiana gindiana, Eupodotis gindiana hilgerti, Eupodotis ruficrista gindiana, Lophotis gindiana gindiana, Lophotis gindiana hilgerti, Otis ruficrista hilgerti

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • BCBUEnglish
  • حبارى برتقالية التاجArabic
  • sisó d'OustaletCatalan
  • drop somálskýCzech
  • Ceiliog gwaun cribfrownWelsh
  • Okkertoppet TrappeDanish
  • ÄthiopientrappeGerman
  • OustalettrappeGerman
  • brunkresta otidoEsperanto
  • Sisón moñudo etíopeSpanish
  • ida-viletrappEstonian
  • هوبره کاکلنخودیPersian
  • etiopiantrappiFinnish
  • Outarde d'OustaletFrench
  • Outarde d’OustaletFrench
  • חובה צהובת ציצהHebrew
  • istočnoafrička dropljaCroatian
  • Otarda crestacamoscioItalian
  • Otarda dalla cresta brunaItalian
  • キタカンムリショウノガンJapanese
  • geltonkuodis einisLithuanian
  • Tééh dééł łibáhígííNavajo
  • Ethiopische KuiftrapDutch
  • bruntopptrappeNorwegian
  • dropik bladoczubyPolish
  • sisão-etíopePortuguese
  • abetarda-de-poupa-etíopePortuguese
  • sisão-de-crista-pardaPortuguese
  • Светлохохлый корханRussian
  • Светлохохлая малая дрофаRussian
  • drop bledochochlatýSlovak
  • Žutoćuba dropljaSerbian
  • östlig tofstrappSwedish
  • östafrikansk tofstrappSwedish
  • Habeş ToyuTurkish
  • дрохва сомалійськаUkrainian
  • 軟冠鴇Chinese
  • 黃冠鴇Chinese
  • 黄冠鸨Chinese

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Relatives of the buff-crested bustard

Other species in the same genus Lophotis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the buff-crested bustard?

An adult buff-crested bustard weighs 662 g – 782.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the buff-crested bustard endangered?

The buff-crested bustard is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the buff-crested bustard?

The buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana) belongs to the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{buff_crested_bustard_2026,
  title = {Buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/buff-crested-bustard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}