Otis (bird)
| Otis | |
|---|---|
| Great bustard (Otis tarda) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Otidiformes |
| Family: | Otididae |
| Genus: | Otis Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
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Otis is a genus of bustard containing a single living species, the great bustard (Otis tarda).
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.