• It is a large terrestrial bird found in parts of Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
• The North African houbara (Chlamydotis undulata) and the Asian houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) are separate species.
• The Asian houbara is related to the critically endangered great Indian bustard native to India.

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• After breeding in Central Asia during the spring, Asian houbara bustards migrate south to spend the winter in Pakistan, the Arabian peninsula and nearby South west Asia.
• Some Asian houbara bustards live and breed in parts of Iran, Pakistan and Turkmenistan
• The main reasons for the decline in the species’ population are poaching, unregulated hunting and the degradation of its natural habitat, the IFHC website states.