Bill Bustard helped to ease the passing of Casper families' loved ones with compassion, caring and humor.
CASPER — Patricia Bustard Leger, 82, passed away . Services will be held 2:00 p.m., at Bustards & Jacoby Funeral Home. A visitation be held the night prior from 5:00 p.m.
Bustards are all fairly large with the two largest species, the kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) and the great bustard (Otis tarda), being frequently cited as the world's heaviest flying birds.
Bustard, any of numerous medium-to-large game birds of the family Otididae, related to the cranes and rails in the order Gruiformes. There are about 23 species, confined to Africa, southern Europe, Asia, Australia, and part of New Guinea.
The Great Bustard is a fine bird, large, dense, and fluffy with barred feathers and a confident strut. It’s an ancient native to the landmass from Europe and the Far East and is a top contender for the title of heaviest flying bird.
In fact, the bustard family includes the two heaviest species capable of flight – the Great Bustard and Kori Bustard. Bustards perform some of the most unusual and spectacular breeding displays in the animal kingdom.
Basic facts about Great Bustard: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
Among the bustard family, the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) is notable for being one of the heaviest flying birds, with males weighing up to 18 kilograms (40 pounds) or more.
During the hot season, the Nubian bustard will typically move south from its sub-Saharan range, occupying rangelands usually dominated by the Arabian bustard. Of the Sahel’s larger bustards, Denham’s undertakes the most significant migrations.