Great Bustard Otis tarda [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Gruiformes
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Family: Otididae |
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BTO Codes:
US, GREBU
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EURING No: 4460 | |
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Number in Britain:
2 pairs (Summer)
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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 |
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World Distribution:
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Locally in Iberia, c Europe, c Asia |
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Habitat:
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Arid steppe, dry heath, farmland |
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Diet:
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Plants and invertebrates |
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TitBit:
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Despite the association of this bird with farming, the disappearance of this bird from Britain, which requires large open landscapes, in the 1840s coincided with the enclosure of fields with hedgerows, although the fact that it was hunted for the table will also have contributed. |
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Records and Distribution |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Spanish:
Avutarda
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Swedish: Stortrapp |
| Collective Noun:Drove | |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Morales, M.B. & Martin, C.A. 2002 BWP Update 4:217-232 | |
| Waters, E. & Waters, D. 2005 The former status of Great Bustard in Britain British Birds 98:295-305 | |
| Click for: 2006 The Great Bustard Great Bustard Group, Romsey Hants | |
| See Also: | |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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European Species Action Plan
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