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Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Otidiformes

Familia: Otididae
Genus: Lissotis
Species: L. hartlaubii -
L. melanogasterName
Lissotis Reichenbach 1848

Lissotis is a genus of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. Some authorities, such as the IUCN, consider it part of Eupodotis; the separation adopted here follows the Handbook of the Birds of the World.[1]

It contains the following species, both restricted to Africa:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Black-bellied Bustard.jpg Lissotis melanogaster Black-bellied bustard Sub-Saharan Africa
Lissotis hartlaubi2.jpg Lissotis hartlaubii Hartlaub's bustard Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

References

Collar, Nigel (1996), "Family Otididae (Bustards)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3, Hoatzin to Auks, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 240–273, ISBN 84-87334-20-2

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