Family

Bustards

Otididae

16 species in our catalog · found in 66 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderOtidiformes (Bustards)
FamilyOtididae (Bustards)

Species in this group

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

Ardeotis kori

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Eupodotis senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lissotis melanogaster

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Otis tarda

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heterotetrax rueppelii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Neotis denhami

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lissotis hartlaubii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ardeotis australis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eupodotis rueppellii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Houbaropsis bengalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ardeotis arabs

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Eupodotis caerulescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Neotis ludwigii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tetrax tetrax

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Neotis heuglinii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Eupodotis vigorsii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

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