Ludwig's Bustard

Neotis ludwigii (Ruppell, 1837) — also called LUBU. Occurrence records of the Ludwig's Bustard are shared on GBIF from around 8 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve (244 records), in 3 provinces.

IUCN: EndangeredOtididae

8reserves with records

312records around them

3provinces

ENIUCN category

Ludwig's Bustard (Neotis ludwigii) — Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	244
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	35
Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	16
Spitskop NatuurtuinNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	7
Steenbokkie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Soopjeshoogte Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Namaqua National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	2

By province

Northern Cape: 4 reserves
Western Cape: 3 reserves
Eastern Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Otidiformes
Family: Otididae
Scientific name: Neotis ludwigii
GBIF taxon: 2474872
Wikidata: Q890352

More of the Otididae family

Red-crested Korhaan Northern Black Korhaan Denham's Bustard Southern Black Korhaan Kori Bustard Black-bellied Bustard Karoo Bustard Blue Korhaan White-bellied Bustard

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.