Hartlaub's Bustard
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Hartlaub's Bustard

Lissotis hartlaubii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
76 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii) is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is a medium-sized bustard with a long, thick neck, and long legs. It is found in open, tall grassland, range from 1,600 to 2,000 metres (5,250 to 6,560 ft) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub. They initially classified under the genus Eupodotis in 1839, a subsequent genetic study revealed that the genus Lissotis represents a distinct, long-standing lineage, separate from Eupodotis, emerging during the evolutionary diversification of bustards at the generic level. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Hartlaub's Bustard sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

White-bellied Bustard
LC

White-bellied Bustard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eupodotis senegalensis

10–20% · With luck
Kori Bustard
NT

Kori Bustard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardeotis kori

10–20% · With luck
Heuglin's Bustard
LC

Heuglin's Bustard

Bird

Neotis heuglinii

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
12 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hartlaub's Bustard in Tsavo East National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Hartlaub's Bustard sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hartlaub's Bustard in Tsavo East National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Hartlaub's Bustard in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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