Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two large bustards, Chlamydotis undulata of southwest Asia or C. macqueenii of North Africa and the Canary Islands, having a brown and white body and black and white plumes visible on the head and throat during the courtship display.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An African bustard, Otis houbara, or Houbara undulata. Also spelled
hubara . - noun A genus of bustards, of which the houbara is the type, containing also the Indian
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Although none are endemic, the ecoregion does harbor the globally threatened lesser florican (Eupodotis indica) and houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata).
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Coniferous forests on the northern side of the Tien Shan form the southern limits of several boreal species, including the black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) and northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula), while desert birds, including the great bustard (Otis tarda, VU) and houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulate, VU) occur in the low-altitude zones.
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The rare houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) also inhabits this area, as does the rare spiny tailed lizard (Uromastyx thomasi).
Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands 2008
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The sand dune deserts of Tsugar els and Altan els have Tolai hare Lepus tolai, daurian partridge Perdix dauuricae, houbara and great bustards Chlamydotis undulata and Otis tarda (VU); and the specialized species five-toed dwarf jerboa Cardiocranius paradoxus (VU) and northern three-toed jerboa Dipos sagitta.
Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia 2008
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It is one of the few sites on the Arabian Peninsula hosting a resident houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) population.
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The region is noted for a viable population of Arabian gazelle and as habitat for a relatively diverse avifauna including the endangered houbara bustard, a bird of arid steppes and traditional quarry of the falconer.
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The protection of the oryx also enabled the ibex, idmi and houbara bustard to increase.
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The Jidda 'is also one of the only areas in the Middle East where the houbara bustard is protected.
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From the 1930's, mechanized hunting parties from the north hunted the oryx, gazelles and houbara bustard.
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Other characteristic avifauna are the houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata), Lichensteins sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii), and chestnut-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus).
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