Lissotis

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Lissotis
Adult male Hartlaub's bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Genus: Lissotis
Reichenbach, 1848
Type species
Otis melanogaster[1]
Rüppell, 1835

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.[2]

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