Jenjang dan burung perancah (Cranes & Waders)
Denham’s Bustard
Neotis denhami
- epik
- 44 km/h
- Hampir terancam
One of Africa's heaviest flying birds. Males inflate a neck balloon in a booming display and then stay silent for months.
- Populasi
- Global total unknown; southern African subpopulation estimated at 2,500-10,000 mature individuals and decreasing (~15.5% range contraction documented in southern Africa; hunting drives declines in the Sahel/West Africa, power-line collisions and habitat conversion threaten southern populations)
- Habitat
- Grasslands, savannas, and semi-arid plains, also using dense shrubland, light woodland, farmland, and dried marshes/burnt fynbos, from sea level up to about 3,000 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- During courtship, male Denham's Bustards puff up their head, throat, and chest into a conspicuous white feather display and flare their tail, appearing much larger while calling loudly and strutting on traditional display grounds to attract females.
- Sebaran
- Sub-Saharan Africa in three disjunct subspecies groups: West Africa (Mauritania/Senegal/Gambia/Mali/Ghana/Nigeria east through the Sahel to Uganda and Ethiopia), East-Central Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Angola, DRC), and Southern Africa (South Africa, Eswatini)
- Makanan
- Omnivorous - insects, small snakes, rodents, the nestlings of other birds, and green plant matter; will follow ungulate herds to pick dung beetles out of their droppings
- Ukuran
- 1,1 m
- Bentang sayap
- 2,3 m
- Masa hidup
- 10,5 tahun
