Hartlaub's Bustard
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Hartlaub's Bustard

Lissotis hartlaubii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Meru National Park
20 Verified records at Meru National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii) is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is a medium-sized bustard with a long, thick neck, and long legs. It is found in open, tall grassland, range from 1,600 to 2,000 metres (5,250 to 6,560 ft) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub. They initially classified under the genus Eupodotis in 1839, a subsequent genetic study revealed that the genus Lissotis represents a distinct, long-standing lineage, separate from Eupodotis, emerging during the evolutionary diversification of bustards at the generic level. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Hartlaub's Bustard sighting in Meru National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Black-bellied Bustard
LC

Black-bellied Bustard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lissotis melanogaster

10–20% · With luck
Kori Bustard
NT

Kori Bustard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardeotis kori

20–30% · Possible
White-bellied Bustard
LC

White-bellied Bustard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eupodotis senegalensis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
12 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hartlaub's Bustard in Meru National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Hartlaub's Bustard sighting in Meru National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hartlaub's Bustard in Meru National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Hartlaub's Bustard in Meru National Park in our monthly data.

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