Great Bustard
Great BustardGreat BustardGreat BustardGreat Bustard

Great Bustard

Otis tarda

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

The great bustard (Otis tarda) is a bird in the bustard family, and the only living member of the genus Otis. It breeds in open grasslands and farmland from northern Morocco, South and Central Europe to temperate Central and East Asia. European populations are mainly resident, but Asian populations migrate farther south in winter. Endangered as of 2023, it had been listed as a Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 1996. Portugal and Spain now host about 60% of the world's great bustard population. The species was extirpated in Great Britain in the 19th century, when the last bird was shot in 1832. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Bustard sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
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 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
4 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Bustard in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Great Bustard sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Bustard in Wadden Sea National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Great Bustard in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Wadden Sea National Park