African Houbara
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Bustards

African Houbara

Chlamydotis undulata

VUVulnerable
Family
Bustards (Otididae)
Order
Otidiformes

Overview

The African houbara (Chlamydotis undulata), also known as the houbara bustard (houbara from Arabic: حُبَارَى, romanized: ḥubārā for bustards in general), is a relatively small bustard native to North Africa, where it lives in arid habitats. The global population is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2014. There is a population in the Canary Islands which was assessed as Near Threatened in 2015, but has since also been assessed as Vulnerable.
It is dull brown with black markings on the wings, a greyish neck and a black ruff along the side of the neck.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.