Bengal florican

Bengal florican
A male Bengal florican
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus: Houbaropsis
Sharpe, 1893
Species:
H. bengalensis
Binomial name
Houbaropsis bengalensis
(Müller, PLS, 1776)
Synonyms

Eupodotis bengalensis (Gmelin, 1789)

The Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis), also called the Bengal bustard, is a bustard species native to the Indian subcontinent, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List because fewer than 1,000 individuals were estimated to be alive as of 2017.[1] It is the only member of the genus Houbaropsis.

  1. ^ a b c BirdLife International (2018). "Houbaropsis bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22692015A130184896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692015A130184896.en.