Black Bustard (Eupodotis afra)
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About Black Bustard (Eupodotis afra)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
- Family: Bustards
Red List Category
VU
Vulnerable
Red List Criteria
A4bc
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2013
Assessor/s
BirdLife International
Reviewer/s
Butchart, S.
Contributor/s
Shaw, J., Hofmeyr, S. & Young, D.
Justification
This small bustard has been uplisted from Least Concern to Vulnerable as it is suspected to be undergoing rapid population declines owing to the loss and fragmentation of its habitat to agricultural conversion.
History
- 2012Least Concern
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources