Nubian bustard
Neotis nuba (Cretzschmar, 1826)
The nubian bustard (Neotis nuba) is a species in the family Otididae, order Otidiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 5.44 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the nubian bustard
- Weight
- 5.44 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desertsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the nubian bustard live?
Not recorded
What is the nubian bustard?
The Nubian bustard (Neotis nuba) is a species of bird in the bustard family. This is a medium-large bustard, found in the sparsely vegetated interface between the southern margins of the Sahara desert and the northern part of the Sahel. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Formerly common in this region, it is now very rare, with populations declining due to hunting and habitat degradation.
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Is the nubian bustard endangered?
The nubian bustard 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
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the nubian bustard classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderOtidiformes
- familyOtididae
- genusNeotis
- SpeciesNeotis nuba (Cretzschmar, 1826)
Synonyms Ardeotis nuba, Ardeotis nuba nuba, Otis nuba
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- NUBUEnglish
- حبارى نوبيةArabic
- Otiz NubiaBreton
- pioc núbicCatalan
- drop núbijskýCzech
- ceiliog gwaun NwbiaWelsh
- Nubisk TrappeDanish
- NubientrappeGerman
- Nubier-TrappeGerman
- NubiertrappeGerman
- nubia otidoEsperanto
- Avutarda núbicaSpanish
- kõrbetrappEstonian
- saharantrappiFinnish
- Outarde de NubieFrench
- Outarde nubienneFrench
- Bústard núbiachIrish
- sahelska dropljaCroatian
- száheltúzokHungarian
- ValldoðraIcelandic
- Otarda nubianaItalian
- ヌビアチュウノガンJapanese
- nubinis einisLithuanian
- Nūbijas sīgaLatvian
- Nubische TrapDutch
- saheltrappeNorwegian
- drop nubijskiPolish
- abetarda-núbiaPortuguese
- abetarda-de-barrete-ruivoPortuguese
- Нубийская дрофаRussian
- Нубийская африканская дрофаRussian
- SahalatráhppeNorthern Sami
- drop čiernobradýSlovak
- Nubijska dropljaSerbian
- nubisk trappSwedish
- Nübye ToyuTurkish
- дрохва нубійськаUkrainian
- 棕頂鴇Chinese
- 棕顶鸨Chinese
- 黑喉非洲鴇Chinese
Relatives of the nubian bustard
Other species in the same genus Neotis.
Denham's bustard
Neotis denhami
Ludwig's bustard
Neotis ludwigii
Heuglin's bustard
Neotis heuglinii
CompareNubian bustard vs Denham's bustardNubian bustard vs Ludwig's bustardNubian bustard vs Heuglin's bustard
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the nubian bustard?
An adult nubian bustard weighs 5.44 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the nubian bustard endangered?
The nubian bustard is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the nubian bustard?
The nubian bustard (Neotis nuba) belongs to the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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