Little Bustard
Tetrax tetrax

>> GENERAL >>>>>

– medium-sized bird, size of domestic chicken
– diurnal migrant
– migrates singly or in small to very large dense flocks

>> VISUAL ID >>>>>


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax, M NBREED
BIF1547, 07/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax, M NBREED
BIF1548, 09/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax, M (left and uppermost) F NBREED
BIF1549, 09/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
BIF1550, 08/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
BIF1551, 07/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
BIF1552, 06/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
BIF1553, 07/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
BIF1554, 09/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
BIF1555, 09/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
BIF1556, 07/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
BIF1557, 07/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
BIF1558, 07/11/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>

– only obvious wing sound in flight

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>

– unmistakable

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