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Posted 01 Jul 2024

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The conservation program has been running since 2016 for long-term recovery of Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican.

  • It is implemented by the Wildlife Institute of India and the next phase is proposed from 2024 to 2033.
  • It includes habitat development, in-situ conservation, completion of the conservation breeding centre, releasing captive-bred birds, etc.

About Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican

  • Both are species of Bustards in India, and the other two are Bengal Florican and Houbara Bustard. 
Great Indian Bustard

Conservation Status

A large bird with brown and white plumage stands on dry grass in a natural habitat. The bird has a long neck and legs, and the background includes green foliage and scattered rocks-Great Indian Bustard
  • Schedule I and IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 
  • IUCN: Critically Endangered
  • Appendix I of CITES.
  • Listed under Species Recovery Program.

Behaviour and Characteristics:

  • Males play no role in the incubation and care of the young.
  • A grassland species, endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
  • Omnivorous and opportunist eaters.

Habitat: confined mostly to Rajasthan and Gujarat; Small populations occur in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Lesser Florican
A bird with vibrant black and white plumage and distinctive head feathers is caught in mid-air with one leg outstretched while the other is bent. The background is a blurred green, hinting at a natural habitat with grassy vegetation-Lesser Florican

Conservation Status

  • Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 
  • IUCN: Critically Endangered

 Behaviour and Characteristics:

  • A grassland species, endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
  • Male floricans are generally shorter and lighter than their female counterparts.
  • Omnivorous and known for aerial courtship display

Habitat: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and parts of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka.

  • Tags :
  • Great Indian Bustard (GIB)
  • Lesser Florican
  • Bustard Recovery Program
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