Asian Houbara

The Asian houbara, also known as MacQueen's bustard, is a medium-sized bustard about 65 centimetres long with a 140-centimetre wingspan. It is brown above and white below, with black stripes down the sides of the neck. In flight the long wings show large areas of black and brown on the flight feathers and a white patch at the base of the primaries, while from below the wing is mostly white with a black trailing edge. The sexes are similar in plumage, but the female is smaller and paler above. (Wikipedia, general species account)

It is native to the desert and steppe regions of Asia, east from the Sinai Peninsula across Iran and further north toward Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Populations decreased by 20–50 percent between 1984 and 2004, mainly through hunting and changes in land use. The Asian houbara is a partial latitudinal migrant, while the African houbara is more sedentary; these are the only two members of the genus. (Wikipedia, general species account)