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Otis (bird)
Genus of bustard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Otis is a genus of bustard containing a single living species, the great bustard (Otis tarda).[1]
Quick Facts Otis Temporal range: Miocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...
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Great bustard (Otis tarda) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Otidiformes |
Family: | Otididae |
Genus: | Otis Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Several extinct species are known, including the recently described Otis hellenica from the Turolian of Greece. At 19 kg (42 lb), it was larger than its extant relative.[2]