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- The Great Indian bustard is a large bird of the bustard family.
- It is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world.
- It is found in dry grasslands and scrublands on the Indian subcontinent.
- Its largest populations are found in the Indian state of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
- It is the official state bird of Rajasthan.
- Its body is brownish with a black patch spotted in white.
- It is a large ground bird with a height of 1 metre.
- It is omnivorous in nature.
- Its IUCN status is critically endangered due to hunting and loss of its habitat.
- It was a proposed candidate when the “national bird” of India was under consideration.
