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, west from the Sinai Peninsula extending across Iran and further north toward Kazakhstan and Mongolia.

MacQueen's bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii) is a large bird in the bustard family. It is native to the desert and steppe regions of Asia, west from the Sinai Peninsula extending across Kazakhstan east to Mongolia. In the 19th century, vagrants were found as far west of their range as Great Britain.

Mar 8, 2023 · Macqueen's Bustard is a remarkable bird found in deserts and semi-arid grasslands across Asia, including the Middle East up to Mongolia.

Sep 6, 2024 · Asian Houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan, N. D. Sly, and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.macbus1.02. A global alliance of nature organizations working to document the natural history of all bird species at an unprecedented scale.

A medium-to-large bustard; significantly smaller than Great Bustard, but larger than Little Bustard. Overall tones are rather pale sandy. The neck is white with a vertical black stripe, most prominent in adult males. Females are slightly smaller and slimmer than males. Very similar to African Houbara, separated mainly by range.

Irregular winter visitor in very small numbers. Formerly a resident breeder that was fairly common up until the 1950’s. It has seen a dramatic population decline primarily due to overhunting across the region. The former Houbara Bustard was recently split into two species and Macqueen's Bustard is the species occurring in Kuwait.

MacQueen's bustard is a large bird in the bustard family. It is native to the desert and steppe regions of Asia, west from the Sinai Peninsula extending across Kazakhstan east to Mongolia. In the 19th century, vagrants were found as far west of their range as Great Britain.

The MacQueen's bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii) belongs to the family Otididae. The MacQueen's bustard species is distributed in India, Pakistan, Arabia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and Persian Gulf.

Apr 13, 2020 · At a glance the MacQueen’s bustard looks rather plain, but come mating season, the male, extends its neck and flares its otherwise unnoticeable neck feathers, to look like a fluffy collar, and struts around the landscape. Photos: Dhritiman Mukherjee.

MacQueen's bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii) is a large bird in the bustard family. It is native to the desert and steppe regions of Asia, west from the Sinai Peninsula extending across Kazakhstan east to Mongolia. In the 19th century, vagrants were found as far west of their range as Great Britain.