Breeding male © Tomás García eBird S126077132 Macaulay Library ML 523688131
Female/nonbreeding © Tuncer Tozsin
Female/nonbreeding © Cenk Polat
Female/nonbreeding © Joan Balfagón
Breeding male © Marco Valentini
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Breeding male © Guillermo Piñal
© Leo Akhmeteli

Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax

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Identification

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A small brownish bustard with long legs and neck. May crouch if disturbed but when flushed, explodes noisily into a grouselike flight with whirring wings. Striking white wings with black tips are prominent in flight. Breeding-plumaged males are distinctive with black neck and double V-shaped white collar. Usually fairly quiet and unobtrusive. Found in open plains with shrubs and sufficient ground cover to hide in.

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