Houbara

Yves-Marie de Malleray is a French painter of Arabian horses, wild camels and the Houbara birds that Arab falconers hunt.

Comment 2009

The Tian Shan is not an endemic bird area, but two species, little bustard (Otis tetrax) and Houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata), occur in this ecoregion.

Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows 2008

The populations of the Houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) and Numbian bustard (Neotis nuba) have been greatly reduced in the area over the last decades.

North Saharan steppe and woodlands 2008

Rare but still found are the goitered gazelle, marbled polecat, saxaul jay, Asian desert sparrow, and Houbara bustard.

Central Asian northern desert 2008

Some of the remaining desert adapted species, such as the Dama gazelle and Houbara and Nubian bustards are still facing extreme hunting pressure, and in some areas they too have been extirpated.

North Saharan steppe and woodlands 2008

"Humans are not under the same intensity of sexual selection that Houbara males are," said Preston, "but it's a tantalizing possibility that similar patterns may occur."

Wired Top Stories Brandon Keim 2011

Reproductive imperatives and metabolic consequences might follow the same rules in Houbara bustards as in humans, among whom

Wired Top Stories Brandon Keim 2011

"Humans are not under the same intensity of sexual selection that Houbara males are," said Preston, "but it's a tantalizing possibility that similar patterns may occur."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News 2011

The male Houbara bustard has striking ornamental feathers that it displays while running around and "booming" to attract a mate.

BBC News - Home 2011

Brian Preston University of Burgundy The team used 10-years-worth of data on the sexual behaviour and fertility of more than 1,700 North African Houbara bustards that were captive bred by conservationists in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.

BBC News - Home 2011