Overview
The little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Tetrax. It breeds in Southern Europe and in Western and Central Asia.
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Range and habitat
Breeds Morocco and southern Europe (possibly now extinct in Italy); Ukraine and southwestern Russia through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, far northern Iran, and far northwestern China; winters from Mediterranean zone through Türkiye and Caucasus to Iran, and erratically elsewhere in southern Asia.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Little bustard
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
