Great Indian bustard
Indian bustard
ardeotis nigriceps latin

The sanctuary has a significant population of the Great Indian Bustard.

The Great Indian Bustard is a large ground bird with a height of about a metre.

This sanctuary is also a habitat for the endangered Great Indian Bustard.

Some of the surrounding villagers claim to have seen the Great Indian Bustard in the past.

The endangered Great Indian Bustard is a magnificent bird found in relatively fair numbers.

Also some of the villagers claim to have sighted the Great Indian Bustard in the area, but this has not yet been confirmed.

However, the Great Indian Bustard has not been sighted in the sanctuary since around 2002 and may be locally extinct.

It was originally created with the aim of protecting the local population of the Great Indian Bustard.

The Great Indian Bustard is omnivorous.

Perhaps the greatest attraction of the park is a bird called the Great Indian Bustard, an endangered species found only in India.

Wildlife unique to the region includes the Desert Fox and the Great Indian Bustard.

Ghatigaon sanctuary is managed for Great Indian Bustard or Son Chiriya.

These observations suggest the acceptance of newly opened habitat by Great Indian Bustard and also by various other bird species.

Several suggestions have been made to vastly increase the size of this sanctuary as it is a breeding ground of the endangered Great Indian Bustard.

His interest in birds led him to undertake field studies of the Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican.

The Great Indian Bustard is threatened by habitat loss resulting from agriculture and human development, and is down to the last 50-250 individuals.

The Great Indian Bustard, known locally as the godavan, and which is a state bird, has been classed as critically endangered since 2011.

In addition to the Great Indian Bustard, the park supports a variety of other birds of interest to birdwatchers and conservationists alike.

In the dry zone, they have adversely affected several species dependent on large tracts of scrub such as the wolf and the Great Indian Bustard.

There are approximately 30 Great Indian Bustards here, second only to Desert National Park, Rajasthan.

The Great Indian Bustard, India's heaviest bird, is a shy bird, a good flier but prefers to walk.

Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)

Nanaj 18 km from Solapur is the habitat of the Great Indian Bustard, locally called Maldhok.

Rehekuri Sanctuary; a world famous habitat for deer and there is a habitat for the Great Indian Bustard nearby.

Maharashtra is one of the six states of India where Great Indian Bustards (Ardeotis nigriceps) are still seen .

Dharmakumarsinhji RS (1957) Ecological study of the Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps( Vigors)[ Aves : Otididae] in Kathiawar Peninsula, western India.