Family

Bustards

Otididae

15 species in our catalog · found in 63 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Ardeotis kori

50–60% · Likely

Eupodotis senegalensis

40–50% · Possible

Lissotis melanogaster

30–40% · Possible

Otis tarda

20–30% · Possible

Heterotetrax rueppelii

Neotis denhami

Lissotis hartlaubii

Eupodotis rueppellii

Ardeotis australis

Ardeotis arabs

Neotis ludwigii

Tetrax tetrax

Houbaropsis bengalensis

<5% · Rare

Neotis heuglinii

<5% · Rare

Eupodotis vigorsii

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bustards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5	60–70%
	White-bellied Bustard			40–50%
	Kori Bustard			30–40%
	Arabian Bustard			10–20%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			Insufficient data
	Black-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
2	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	60–70%
	Kori Bustard			30–40%
	White-bellied Bustard			30–40%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			5–10%
	Black-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
3	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	60–70%
	White-bellied Bustard			20–30%
	Kori Bustard			20–30%
	Black-bellied Bustard			20–30%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			<5%
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
4	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	50–60%
	Kori Bustard			40–50%
	Black-bellied Bustard			10–20%
	White-bellied Bustard			5–10%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			<5%
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
5	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	50–60%
	Kori Bustard			50–60%
	Ludwig's Bustard			<5%
	RUBU			Insufficient data
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
6	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	50–60%
	Kori Bustard			50–60%
	Ludwig's Bustard			<5%
7	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	50–60%
	Black-bellied Bustard			30–40%
	White-bellied Bustard			20–30%
	Kori Bustard			10–20%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			Insufficient data
8	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	50–60%
	Kori Bustard			30–40%
	White-bellied Bustard			20–30%
	Black-bellied Bustard			<5%
9	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	40–50%
	Kori Bustard			20–30%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			10–20%
	Black-bellied Bustard			10–20%
	White-bellied Bustard			10–20%
10	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	40–50%
	White-bellied Bustard			20–30%
	Kori Bustard			10–20%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			10–20%
	Black-bellied Bustard			5–10%
11	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	40–50%
	Black-bellied Bustard			30–40%
	White-bellied Bustard			10–20%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			<5%
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
12	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5	40–50%
	RUBU			20–30%
	Rüppell's Bustard			10–20%
	Ludwig's Bustard			5–10%
	Vigor's Bustard			<5%
	Kori Bustard			Insufficient data
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	40–50%
	White-bellied Bustard			20–30%
	Black-bellied Bustard			10–20%
	Kori Bustard			5–10%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			<5%
14	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	30–40%
	Black-bellied Bustard			20–30%
	Denham's Bustard			20–30%
	Kori Bustard			Insufficient data
	Hartlaub's Bustard			Insufficient data
	White-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
15	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	30–40%
	Kori Bustard			20–30%
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
	Black-bellied Bustard			5–10%
16	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	30–40%
	Kori Bustard			20–30%
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
	Black-bellied Bustard			<5%
17	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	20–30%
	Black-bellied Bustard			20–30%
18	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	20–30%
	Great Bustard			20–30%
19	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	20–30%
	White-bellied Bustard			10–20%
	Kori Bustard			10–20%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			5–10%
	Black-bellied Bustard			<5%
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	20–30%
	White-bellied Bustard			10–20%
	Kori Bustard			10–20%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			<5%
	Heuglin's Bustard			<5%
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	20–30%
	Denham's Bustard			10–20%
	Ludwig's Bustard			5–10%
	Kori Bustard			<5%
	White-bellied Bustard			<5%
	Vigor's Bustard			Insufficient data
22	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	20–30%
	Kori Bustard			20–30%
23	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	White-bellied Bustard			10–20%
	Black-bellied Bustard			5–10%
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
24	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	10–20%
	Black-bellied Bustard			10–20%
25	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Kori Bustard			10–20%
	Black-bellied Bustard			5–10%
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
26	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Black-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
	Kori Bustard			Insufficient data
	White-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
27	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	10–20%
	Great Bustard			10–20%
28	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	10–20%
	Hartlaub's Bustard			5–10%
	Kori Bustard			<5%
	White-bellied Bustard			<5%
	Black-bellied Bustard			<5%
29	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	10–20%
	Black-bellied Bustard			10–20%
	Denham's Bustard			<5%
30	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Australian Bustard			10–20%
31	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	10–20%
	Black-bellied Bustard			10–20%
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
32	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	Kori Bustard			5–10%
	Black-bellied Bustard			5–10%
33	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	10–20%
	White-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
	Black-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
34	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Kori Bustard			10–20%
35	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	5–10%
	Black-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
36	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	5–10%
	Black-bellied Bustard			5–10%
	Kori Bustard			<5%
	White-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
37	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	5–10%
	Black-bellied Bustard			5–10%
38	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	5–10%
	Black-bellied Bustard			5–10%
	White-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
39	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	5–10%
	Great Bustard			5–10%
	Little Bustard			Insufficient data
40	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	5–10%
	Black-bellied Bustard			5–10%
41	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	5–10%
	Black-bellied Bustard			5–10%
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
42	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	5–10%
	Kori Bustard			Insufficient data
	Black-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
43	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Bustard			<5%
44	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Little Bustard			Insufficient data
45	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	<5%
	White-bellied Bustard			<5%
	Kori Bustard			Insufficient data
	Hartlaub's Bustard			Insufficient data
46	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Denham's Bustard			<5%
	Ludwig's Bustard			Insufficient data
47	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	<5%
	Bengal Florican			<5%
48	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	<5%
	Kori Bustard			Insufficient data
	White-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
	Black-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
49	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	<5%
	Black-bellied Bustard			<5%
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
50	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Bengal Florican			<5%
51	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Little Bustard			Insufficient data
52	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Great Bustard			<5%
	Little Bustard			<5%
53	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Black-bellied Bustard			<5%
54	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Bustard			<5%
55	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Bustard			<5%
56	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Bustard			Insufficient data
57	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Bustard			Insufficient data
58	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Black-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
59	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Little Bustard			<5%
60	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Black-bellied Bustard			Insufficient data
	Denham's Bustard			Insufficient data
61	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Bengal Florican			Insufficient data
62	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Great Bustard			<5%
63	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Little Bustard			Insufficient data
	Great Bustard			Insufficient data

Bustards

Species in this group

Kori Bustard

White-bellied Bustard

Black-bellied Bustard

Great Bustard

RUBU

Denham's Bustard

Hartlaub's Bustard

Rüppell's Bustard

Australian Bustard

Arabian Bustard

Ludwig's Bustard

Little Bustard

Bengal Florican

Heuglin's Bustard

Vigor's Bustard

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Bustards

Parks Ranked