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Within Vinony's link graph, Australian Bustard is referenced by 123 other articles, and connects out to Otididae, Australia and Animalia.
It is catalogued under topics including Ardeotis, Birds described in 1829 and Birds of Australia.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
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- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Ardeotis australis
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- Ardeotis australis
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- Ardeotis australis
- litter size
- 1.4
- egg incubation period
- 23
- taxon common name
- australska droplja
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Encyclopedic overview
The Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis) is a large ground-dwelling bird that is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It stands at about one metre (3 ft 3 in) high, and its wingspan is around twice that length. The species is nomadic, flying to areas when food becomes plentiful, and capable of travelling long distances. They were once widespread and common to the open plains of Australia, but became rare in regions that have been used for farming. The bustard is omnivorous, mostly consuming the fruit or seed of plants, but also eating invertebrates such as crickets, grasshoppers, smaller mammals, birds and reptiles.
The species is also commonly referred to as the plains turkey, and in Central Australia as the bush turkey, particularly by Aboriginal people, who hunt it, although the latter name may also be used for the Australian brushturkey, as well as the orange-footed scrubfowl.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Australian Bustard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.