Species profile
Black-bellied Bustard
Lissotis melanogaster
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are widespread.
- Scientific name
- Lissotis melanogaster
- Family
- Otididae
- Order
- Otidiformes
- Genus
- Lissotis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black-bellied Bustard in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Otididae
- African Houbara (Chlamydotis undulata)
- Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs)
- Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis)
- Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis)
- Blue Bustard (Eupodotis caerulescens)
- Buff-crested Bustard (Lophotis gindiana)
- Chlamydotis mesetaria (Chlamydotis mesetaria)
- Chlamydotis pliodeserti (Chlamydotis pliodeserti)