Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
Little Bustard, Extremadura, Spain, May 2022 - click for larger image Spain
May 2022

The Little Bustard is resident in the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco and also breeds in France and from the Ukraine to the extreme west of China. These birds winter further south. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found in open country with enough vegetation to provide cover.

Little Bustard, Catalunya, Spain, May 2022 - click for larger image These photos are of male birds which have a lovely display which involves foot stamping and jumping in the air. It flies a bit like a grouse.
Little Bustard, Catalunya, Spain, May 2022 - click for larger image
Little Bustard, Catalunya, Spain, May 2022 - click for larger image
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