Asian houbara / MacQueen's bustard

Scientific name: Chlamydotis macqueenii

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0017

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Where it lives

The Asian houbara lives in the arid and semi-arid environments of the Arabian Peninsula.

Evidence: SRC-117Statement code: CLM-ENT0017-HABITAT-01

The Asian houbara is associated with dry plains, steppes and semi-deserts with sparse vegetation.

Evidence: SRC-117 · SRC-126Statement code: CLM-ENT0017-HABITAT-02

Sources (2)

Sources

1Wacher et al. 2025 — The importance of royal reserves in rebuilding long migrant wintering Asian Houbara populations in Saudi ArabiaSRC-117
2Home range and movements of houbara bustards introduced in the Najd Pediplain in Saudi ArabiaSRC-126

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Sources

1Wacher et al. 2025 — The importance of royal reserves in rebuilding long migrant wintering Asian Houbara populations in Saudi ArabiaSRC-117
2Home range and movements of houbara bustards introduced in the Najd Pediplain in Saudi ArabiaSRC-126
3GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Chlamydotis macqueenii (J.E.Gray, 1832)SRC-164

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20260927T185011840 · last approved 27 September 2026

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Conservation status

Numbers of resident Asian houbara and winter migrants in the Arabian Peninsula have declined severely, and the species is no longer common in the deserts of Saudi Arabia today.

Evidence: SRC-117Statement code: CLM-ENT0017-CONS-04

Sources (1)

Sources

1Wacher et al. 2025 — The importance of royal reserves in rebuilding long migrant wintering Asian Houbara populations in Saudi ArabiaSRC-117

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Asian houbara / MacQueen's bustard

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