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Great Bustard

Otis tarda

343Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
6Counties with records
EndangeredIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan42
Feb45
Mar78
Apr7
May0
Jun2
Jul1
Aug38
Sep28
Oct31
Nov28
Dec42

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England80
2Somerset England16
3Dorset England8
4Bristol, City of England7
5Scottish Borders Scotland1
6Isle of Wight England1
342 England1 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
343
Peak month
March
Counties with records
6
IUCN Red List
Endangered
Scientific name
Otis tarda
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Oxfordshire
Conservation designations
Birds Directive, Bern Convention, Convention on Migratory Species, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Otidiformes
Family
Otididae
Genus
Otis
Name with authority
Otis tarda Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q171655 · GBIF 2474921