Rare great Indian bustards seen

This video is called Great Indian Bustard Display.

From Wildlife Extra:

Critically Endangered Great Indian bustards spotted in India

Two Great Indian bustards seen in Karnataka

November 2012. There are thought to be just a few hundred Great Indian bustards left alive in India. They have suffered mostly from hunting and loss of their dry grassland habitat.

According to press reports in India, two Great Indian bustards were seen and photographed near a small village in Karnataka in an area where they haven’t been recorded for 10 years.

Click here to see the reports in The Hindu.

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