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Great Indian Bustards in the Desert National Park, Jaisalmar, Rajasthan, India, at the edge of the Thar desert. The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis- earlier Choriotis - nigriceps) or Indian Bustard is a bustard found in India and the adjoining regions of Pakistan. A large bird with a horizontal body and long bare legs giving it an ostrich like appearance. The body is brownish with a black patch spotted in white. It stands at about a metre high(39 in) and is a large, brown and white bird, the male is about 122 cm (48 in) in length, its weight is 18--32 lb (8--14.5 kg) and the female 92 cm (36 in) in length, its weight is 7.8--15 lb (3.5--6.75 kg). The male is deep sandy buff coloured and during the breeding season has a black breast band. Males have a well developed gular pouch which is inf
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