''Ardeotis'' is a genus of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...

s in the family

Otididae Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large, terrestrial birds living mainly in dry grassland areas and in steppe regions. They range in length from . They make up the family Otididae (, formerly known as Otidae). Bustards are ...

. The genus was described in 1853 by the French naturalist Emmanuel Le Maout to accommodate the

Arabian bustard The Arabian bustard (''Ardeotis arabs'') is a species of Otididae, bustard which is found across the Sahel region of Africa and south western Arabian Peninsula, Arabia. It is part of the large-bodied genus, ''Ardeotis'', and, though little known ...

Species

It contains the following species:

References

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