Chlamydotis undulata
VUVulnerable

Chlamydotis undulata

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

28

Countries

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_houbara

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

AVES

Order

OTIDIFORMES

Family

OTIDIDAE

Genus

Chlamydotis

Chlamydotis undulata belongs to the family OTIDIDAE, order OTIDIFORMES, within the AVES class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

DesertMajor
04Threats

Threats

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Livestock farming & ranching

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Oil & gas drilling

Ongoing

Recreational activities

Ongoing

Roads & railroads

Ongoing

War, civil unrest & military exercises

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Site/area management
Species management
Species recovery
Ex-situ conservation
Awareness & communications
Legislation
Policies and regulations
07National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (VU).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUVUVulnerableVUVulnerableSame
EUVUVulnerableVUVulnerableSame

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Chlamydotis undulata (Chlamydotis undulata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/african-houbara-bustard

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