Lesser Florican

Lesser Florican

Taxobox
name = Lesser Florican



status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Gruiformes
familia = Otidae
genus = "Sypheotides"
genus_authority = Lesson, 1830
species = "S. indica"
binomial = "Sypheotides indica"
binomial_authority = (Miller, 1782)

The Lesser Florican ("Sypheotides indica") is a large bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus "Sypheotides". It breeds in Pakistan, and is a rare summer visitor in Nepal. It has a very small, declining population, primarily a result of loss and degradation of its grassland habitat.

In their breeding display, the male jumps into the air above the grass level.

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References

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2783&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]


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