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title: "Denhams trap"
description: "Neotis denhami — Vogels. Denham's bustard, Stanley bustard or Stanley's bustard (Neotis denhami) is a large bird in the bustard family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/denham-s-bustard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Denhams trap

> Neotis denhami — Vogels. Denham's bustard, Stanley bustard or  Stanley's bustard (Neotis denhami) is a large bird in the bustard family.

- Scientific name: *Neotis denhami*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `farm` (Boerderij)
- iNaturalist observations: 1099
- Wikidata: [Q773787](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q773787)
- iNaturalist taxon: [85](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/85)

## Names

- en: Denham's Bustard
- de: Savannentrappe
- es: Avutarda cafre
- fr: Outarde de Denham
- nl: Denhams trap
- pt: Abetarda-real
- pl: Drop białoskrzydły

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (784), UG (61), CF (59), BJ (51), MW (26), GH (13), NG (9), ZM (9), BF (5), BW (5), CD (5), KE (5)

## Summary

Denham's bustard, Stanley bustard or  Stanley's bustard (Neotis denhami) is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species of open ground, including agricultural land, grassland, flood-plains and burnt fynbos. It is resident, but some inland populations move to lower altitudes in winter. The common names for this species refer to the English explorer, Major Dixon Denham, and the English naturalist Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denham%27s_bustard

## Photo

![Denhams trap](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/denham-s-bustard/medium.jpg)

Photo: johanj56 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256374890

## Machine access

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