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Lissotis
Adult male Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Otidiformes
Family:	Otididae
Genus:	Lissotis Reichenbach, 1848
Type species
Otis melanogaster Rüppell, 1835

Lissotis is a genus of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. Some authorities, such as the IUCN, consider it part of Eupodotis; the separation adopted here follows the Handbook of the Birds of the World.

Species

It contains the following species, both restricted to Africa:

Genus Lissotis – Reichenbach, 1848 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Black-bellied bustard	Lissotis melanogaster (Rüppell, 1835) Two subspecies L. m. notophila Oberholser 1905 L. m. melanogaster (Rüppell 1835)	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Hartlaub's bustard	Lissotis hartlaubii (Heuglin, 1863)	Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

References

1. "Otididae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
2. Collar, Nigel (1996), "Family Otididae (Bustards)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3, Hoatzin to Auks, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 240–273, ISBN 84-87334-20-2
3. "Lissotis melanogaster notophila (Black-bellied Bustard (notophila))". Avibase. 2003-06-24. Retrieved 2024-03-22.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Passerea Clade: Otidimorphae
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