Lesser florican  (Sypheotides indicus)

Male lesser florican display jumping during breeding season

Facts

Previously known as:Eupodotis indica
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Gruiformes
Family Otididae
Genus Sypheotides

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description

Information on the lesser florican is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (April, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org