Great bustard

Description: The Great Bustard is the worldês heaviest flying bird. Bustards became extinct in England because their habitat was destroyed and Victorian collectors shot large numbers for sport. This specimen dates from about 1850 and comes from an unknown Somerset location.
Accession Loan No.: TTNCM : BS.47
Collection Class: Animals
Common Name: great bustard
Simple Name: animal remains
Period Classification: Modern (AD 1800-Present)
Production Date: 1850 (about)
Material: animal remains
Collection County: Somerset
Collection Country: England
Collection Continent: Europe
Phylum: Chordata
Family: Otididae
Genus: Otis
Species: tarda

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On Display: Museum of Somerset

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