Great bustard
Scientific name: Otis tarda Linnaeus, 1758
Overview
The great bustard is a bird in the bustard family, and the only living member of the genus Otis. It breeds in open grasslands and farmland from northern Morocco, South and Central Europe to temperate Central and East Asia. European populations are mainly resident, but Asian populations migrate farther south in winter. Endangered as of 2023, it had been listed as a Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 1996.
From the Wikipedia article “Great bustard”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3.
Size and lifespan
| Measurement | Value |
|---|---|
| Birth weight | 143 g |
Source: Wikidata, citing “AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING”, article by Terje Lislevand et al published June 2007 in Ecology.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Africa; Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China); Southern Asia.
Common names
Names in other languages (11)
- Arabic
- حبارى كبرى
- Chinese
- 大鸨
- French
- Grande Outarde, outarde barbue
- German
- Großtrappe
- Indonesian
- Gaudya besar
- Japanese
- ノガン
- Persian
- میشمرغ
- Portuguese
- abetarda, Abetarda-comum, abetarda-eurasiática, abetarda-grande
- Russian
- дрофа
- Spanish
- Avutarda, Avutarda Común, Avutarda euroasiática
- Turkish
- Toy
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, measurements, names in other languages. Q171655, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Great bustard”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Francesco Veronesi from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — Vicpeters, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026