Canary houbara bustard

An endemic subspecies of steppe-like and semi-desert habitats on Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.

Canary houbara bustard
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Identification

Scientific name
Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae
Family
Otididae
Endemicity
Canary endemic
Conservation
Pending verification

BIOTA records Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae as a valid, current and endemic subspecies, with secure presence on Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.

Conservation status pending species-specific verificationLegal protection pending species-specific mapping

Habitat and distribution

Arid plains, sandy jable areas, open malpaís terrain and island steppe landscapes.

Recorded islands

FuerteventuraLanzarote

Taxonomy

taxonID
BIOTA:V00026
scientificName
Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae
taxonRank
subspecies
kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Otidiformes
family
Otididae
genus
Chlamydotis

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