English: Bustards, Floricans, Korhaans.
Genera: 11: Lissotis, Ardeotis, Neotis, Tetrax, Otis, Chlamydotis, Houbaropsis, Sypheotides, Lophotis, Eupodotis, Afrotis; 26 species.
Region: Old World.
Habitat: dry grassland areas and on the steppes.
ZoologyOtididiformes are large, terrestrial birds, from 40 to 150 cm long. Bustards are omnivorous and opportunistic, eating leaves, buds, seeds, fruit, small vertebrates, and invertebrates.
FamiliesOtididae.