Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Eupodotis bengalensis (Gmelin, 1789) Houbaropsis bengalensis Family: Otididae Order: Gruiformes Back
Bengal florican Barttrappe Outarde du Bengale Sisón bengali
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) EN C1 CITES I (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intracontinental race blandini: breeding grounds unknown

Eupodotis bengalensis

Nominate race dispersive, with males moving short distances from breeding territories in summer, and all birds seeming to disappear from late summer to mid-winter, Sept-Jan/Feb, when they are once more found in the grasslands where they breed. Race blandini known only from apparent winter quarters.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: South & Southeast Asia
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations