#lissotis

[herpsandbirds]

Black-bellied Bustard (Lissotis melanogaster), male, family Otididae, order Otidiformes, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

photograph by Kesavamurthy N 

[best-bird-tournament]

Lissotis bustard

Which is the best bird?

Black-bellied bustard

Hartlaub's bustard

Voting ended onJul 7, 2025

[faunalregion]

[hello-birdies]

Lissotis hartlaubii by Olof von Gawinski

[herpsandbirds]

Black-bellied Bustards (Lissotis melanogaster), mother and chick, family Otididae, order Otidiformes, Masai Mara, Kenya

photograph by Arnaud Massip

[herpsandbirds]

Black-bellied Bustard (Lissotis melanogaster), family Otididae, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

photograph by Bastiaan Boon

[alonglistofbirds]

[940/10,977] Black-bellied Bustard - Lissotis melanogaster

Order: Otidiformes (bustards) Family: Otididae

Photo credit: Maryse Neukomm via Macaulay Library