Otididae

[thumb|*[Otis tarda.*]]
[thumb|*[Afrotis afraoides.*]]
[thumb|*[Lophotis gindiana.*]]
[thumb|*[Tetrax tetrax.*]]
[thumb|Otididae super Apajpuszta in [Hungaria volant.]]
**Otididae** sunt magnae aves terrestres ordinis **Otidiformium** quae plerumque in siccis terris gramineis et in tesquis Mundi Veteri habitant. Sunt a 40 ad 150 centimetra longi.

## Mores et oecologia
Otididae sunt omnivora et indagatores occasionis, qui foliis, gemmis, seminibus, fructibus, invertebratis, parvisque vertebratis vescuntur. Nidos in solo faciunt, unde ova et fetura saepe praedatoribus obeunt. Firme cruribus pollicibusque pedis ambulant, cibum temere vellicantes. Plurimae currere potius quam volare malunt. Femina a tribus ad quinque ova obscura et maculosa in lacuna in solo ponit, quae sola incubat.

## Taxinomia
**Familia Otididae**
* Genus †*Gryzaja* Zubareva 1939
** †*Gryzaja odessana* Zubareva 1939
* Genus †*Ioriotis* Burchak-Abramovich & Vekua 1981
** †*Ioriotis gabunii* Burchak-Abramovich & Vekua 1981
* Genus †*Miootis* Umanskaya 1979
** †*Miootis compactus* Umanskaya 1979
* Genus †*Pleotis* Hou 1982
** †*Pleotis liui* Hou 1982
* **Subfamilia Lissotinae** Verheyen 1957 non Benesh 1955
** Genus *Lissotis* Reichenbach 1848
*** *Lissotis hartlaubii* (Heuglin 1863)
*** *Lissotis melanogaster* (Rüppell 1835)
**** *L. m. notophila* Oberholser 1905
**** *L. m. melanogaster* (Rüppell 1835)
* **Subfamilia Neotinae** Verheyen 1957
** Genus *Neotis* Sharpe 1893
*** *Neotis nuba* 
*** *Neotis ludwigii* 
*** *Neotis denhami* 
**** *N. d. denhami*
**** *N. d. jacksoni*
**** *N. d. stanleyi*
*** *Neotis heuglinii* 
** Genus *Ardeotis* Le Maout 1853
*** *Ardeotis arabs* (Linnaeus 1758) 
**** *A. a. lynesi* (Bannerman 1930)
**** *A. a. stieberi* (Neumann 1907)
**** *A. a. arabs* (Linnaeus 1758)
**** *A. a. butleri* (Bannerman 1930)
*** *Ardeotis australis* (Gray 1829) 
*** *Ardeotis nigriceps* (Vigors 1831)
*** *Ardeotis kori* (Burchell 1822) 
**** *A. k. struthiunculus* (Neumann 1907)
**** *A. k. kori* (Burchell 1822)
* **Subfamilia Otidinae** Gray 1841
** Genus *Tetrax* Forster 1817
*** †*Tetrax paratetrax* (Bocheński & Kuročkin 1987)
*** *Tetrax tetrax* (Linnaeus 1758) Forster 1817
** Genus *Otis* Linnaeus 1758
*** †*Otis bessarabicus* Kessler & Gal 1996
*** †*Otis hellenica* Boev, Lazaridis & Tsoukala 2014
*** *Otis tarda* Linnaeus 1758 
**** *O. t. tarda* Linnaeus 1758
**** *O. t. dybowskii* Taczanowski 1874
** Genus *Chlamydotis* Lesson 1839
*** †*Chlamydotis affinis* (Lydekker 1891a) Brodkorb 1967
*** †*Chlamydotis mesetaria* Sánchez Marco 1990
*** *Chlamydotis macqueenii* (Gray 1832)
*** *Chlamydotis undulata* (Jacquin 1784) 
**** *C. u. fuertaventurae* (Rothschild & Hartert 1894)
**** *C. u. undulata* (Jacquin 1784)
** Genus *Houbaropsis* Sharpe 1893
*** *Houbaropsis bengalensis* (Statius Müller 1776) Sharpe 1893
**** *H. b. bengalensis* (Statius Müller 1776) Sharpe 1893
**** *H. b. blandini* Delacour 1928
** Genus *Sypheotides* Lesson 1839
*** *Sypheotides indicus* (Miller 1782) Lesson 1839 
** Genus *Lophotis* Reichenbach 1848
*** *Lophotis ruficrista* (Smith 1836)
*** *Lophotis savilei* Lynes 1920 
*** *Lophotis gindiana* (Oustalet 1881)
** Genus *Eupodotis* Lesson 1839
*** *Eupodotis humilis* (Blyth 1855)
*** *Eupodotis vigorsii* (Smith 1831)
**** *E. v. namaqua* (Roberts 1932)
**** *E. v. vigorsii* (Smith 1831)
*** *Eupodotis rueppellii* (Wahlberg 1856)
**** *E. r. fitzsimonsi* (Roberts 1937)
**** *E. r. rueppellii* (Wahlberg 1856)
*** *Eupodotis caerulescens* (Vieillot 1820)
*** *Eupodotis senegalensis* (Vieillot 1821)
**** *E. s. barrowii* (Gray 1829)
**** *E. s. canicollis* (Reichenow 1881)
**** *E. s. erlangeri* (Reichenow 1905)
**** *E. s. mackenziei* White 1945
**** *E. s. senegalensis* (Vieillot 1821)
** Genus *Afrotis* Gray 1855
*** *Afrotis afra* (Linnaeus 1758)
*** *Afrotis afraoides* (Smith 1831)
**** *A. a. etoschae* (Grote 1922)
**** *A. a. damarensis* Roberts 1926
**** *A. a. afraoides* (Smith 1831)

## Notae
## Bibliographia
*Bota, Gerard, et al. 2005. *Ecology and conservation of Steppe-Land birds.* International Symposium on Ecology and Conservation of Steppe-land birds. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-99-7.
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*Knox, Alan G., Martin Collinson, Andreas J. Helbig, David T. Parkin, et George Sangster. 2002. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds. *Ibis* 144 (4): 707–710. doi:10.1046/j.1474-919X.2002.00110.x.
*Sibley, Charles G., et Jon E. Ahlquist. 1990. *Phylogeny and Classification of the Birds: A Study in Molecular Evolution.'' Portu Novo: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-04085-2.

## Nexus externi
*Pelliculae Otididarum. Internet Bird Collection.