Bengal florican

(Houbaropsis bengalensis)

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Description

The male has the head,neck and lower black regions.The upper regions are brown with fine veins and black arrowheads and on the coverts there is a noticeable white stain.The females are larger than the males and are brown in color,with the top of the dark brown head and a thin dark stripe on the sides of the neck.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Otidiformes
Family:Otididae
Genus:Houbaropsis
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