Class:
Aves
Family:
Otididae
Common Name:
Black Bustard
Genus:
Eupodotis
Species Name:
afra
About The Black Bustard
Very little is known about the biology and ecology of the black bustard. Its diet is known to include vegetable matter and insects, and the nest is a simple grass-lined scrape, into which one to two eggs are laid (2). The timing of breeding in this species is not clear; one report states that the breeding season occurs between August to October (2), while another suggests it spans October to March with a peak in November (4).
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