Lissotis
Adult male Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus: Lissotis
Reichenbach, 1848
Type species
Otis melanogaster[1]
Rüppell, 1835

Lissotis is a genus of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. Some authorities, such as the IUCN, consider it part of Eupodotis; the separation adopted here follows the Handbook of the Birds of the World.[2]

It contains the following species, both restricted to Africa:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Lissotis melanogaster Black-bellied bustard Sub-Saharan Africa
Lissotis hartlaubii Hartlaub's bustard Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

References

  1. ^ "Otididae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  2. ^ Collar, Nigel (1996), "Family Otididae (Bustards)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3, Hoatzin to Auks, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 240–273, ISBN 84-87334-20-2
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