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| Great Bustard Otis tarda [Linnaeus, 1758] | |
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Order:
Gruiformes
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Family: Otididae |
BTO Codes:
US, GREBU
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EURING No: 4460 | |
Number in Britain:
0 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Former Breeder, Accidental
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Subspecies:
tarda recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
90 cm
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Wingspan: 225 cm |
Weight:
M: 12 kg F: 4.2 kg
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: otis=bustard and L.: tarda a Hispanic name for the Great Bustard |
World Distribution:
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Locally in Iberia, c Europe, c Asia |
| Records and Distribution | |
First Record:
15th Century
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
20
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Ayrshire
(1895),
Orkney
(1924),
Shetland
(1970),
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(1871),
East Yorkshire
(1864),
North Yorkshire
(1926),
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North-west England:
Cumbria
(1854),
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English Midlands:
Nottinghamshire
(1906),
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
(1891),
Essex
(1890),
Lincolnshire
(1866),
Norfolk
(1987),
Suffolk
(1987),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1856),
Hampshire
(1910),
Kent
(1981),
Greater London
(1870),
East Sussex
(1891),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1879),
Devon
(1870),
Dorset
(1888),
Gloucestershire
(1977),
Somerset
(1870),
Wiltshire
(1891),
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Wales:
Carmarthen
(1890),
Gower
(1902),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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| Other Names | |
| Gaelic: Coileach-Frangach | Welsh: Ceiliog y Waun |
| Danish: Stortrappe | Dutch: Grote trap |
| Finnish: Isotrappi | French: Grande outarde |
| German: Großtrappe | Hungarian: Túzok |
| Icelandic: Trölladoðra | Irish: Bustard Mór |
| Italian: Otarda | Norwegian: Stortrappe |
| Polish: Drop zwyczajny | Portuguese: Abetarda-comum |
| Spanish: Avutarda | Swedish: Stortrapp |
| Collective Noun: Drove | |
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