Species profile
Red-crested Bustard
Lophotis ruficrista
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are Angola and Namibia to Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa.
- Scientific name
- Lophotis ruficrista
- Family
- Otididae
- Order
- Otidiformes
- Genus
- Lophotis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Red-crested 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)
- Black-bellied Bustard (Lissotis melanogaster)
- Blue Bustard (Eupodotis caerulescens)
- Buff-crested Bustard (Lophotis gindiana)
- Chlamydotis mesetaria (Chlamydotis mesetaria)