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Bustard
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<p>Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large, <a href="/facts/Terrestrial_animal/AhP2mont">terrestrial</a> <a href="/facts/Bird/RJF6zwLP">birds</a> living mainly in <a href="/facts/Dry_grassland/WYoJjvhI">dry grassland</a> areas and in <a href="/facts/Steppe/IAako607">steppe</a> regions. They range in length from 40 to 150 cm (16 to 59 in). They make up the <a href="/facts/Family_(biology)/qTrn6E8E">family</a> Otididae (/oʊˈtɪdɪdiː/, formerly known as Otidae). </p><p>Bustards are <a href="/facts/Omnivorous/b8zcsuJF">omnivorous</a> and opportunistic, eating leaves, buds, seeds, fruit, small <a href="/facts/Vertebrate/tT54FSTT">vertebrates</a>, and <a href="/facts/Invertebrate/3CyqCVnN">invertebrates</a>. There are 26 species currently recognised. </p>