page_title: Houbara bustard
section_title: Breeding
hierarchical_section_title: Houbara bustard / Behaviour and ecology / Breeding
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Kragentrappe Chlamydotis undulata , Ei, Coll. Museum Wiesbaden English: Houbara bustard Chlamydotis undulata , egg, Coll. Museum Wiesbaden
context_page_description: The houbara bustard, also known as African houbara, is a large bustard native to North Africa and southwestern Asia, where it lives in arid habitats. The global population is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2014. The European population is restricted to the Canary Islands and has been assessed as Near Threatened in 2015.
  It is dull brown with black markings on the wings, a greyish neck and a black ruff along the side of the neck. Males are larger and heavier than females.
  The houbara bustard formerly included MacQueen's bustard, which is native to Asia.
context_section_description: Like other bustards, this species has a flamboyant display raising the white feathers of the head and neck and withdrawing the head. Two to four eggs are laid on the ground. It hardly ever uses its voice.
caption: Houbara bustard egg in the collection of the Museum Wiesbaden
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