Florican

Definitions

Either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, Houbaropsis bengalensis or Sypheotides indicus.

Equivalents

Examples

“The are two reasons to believe⟳ the figure⟳ of 362 might be an underestimate: first, not all floricans were seen on each vidi and, second, male floricans were found in other habitats, including cultivated land⟳.”

“The park⟳ is also home to nearly 400 bird species, three of which - the Bengal florican, the lesser florican and the sarus crane - are endangered.”

“Each state is taking its own⟳ course of action to conserve bustards and floricans without knowing what the other states are doing. There is no cooperation among the states, even though bustards and floricans move⟳ from one state to another.”

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