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title: "Australian Bustard"
description: "Ardeotis australis — Birds. The Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis) is a large ground-dwelling bird that is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/australian-bustard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australian Bustard

> Ardeotis australis — Birds. The Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis) is a large ground-dwelling bird that is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea.

- Scientific name: *Ardeotis australis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1968
- Wikidata: [Q764510](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q764510)
- iNaturalist taxon: [108](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/108)

## Names

- en: Australian Bustard
- de: Wammentrappe
- es: Avutarda australiana
- fr: Outarde d'Australie
- nl: Australische trap
- pt: Abetarda-australiana
- pl: Drop australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1861)

## Summary

The Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis) is a large ground-dwelling bird that is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It stands at about one metre (3 ft 3 in) high, and its wingspan is around twice that length. The species is nomadic, flying to areas when food becomes plentiful, and capable of travelling long distances. They were once widespread and common to the open plains of Australia, but became rare in regions that have been used for farming. The bustard is omnivorous, mostly consuming the fruit or seed of plants, but also eating invertebrates…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_bustard

## Photo

![Australian Bustard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-bustard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kian Hayles-Cotton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178371617

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-bustard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).