Scientific name: Eupodotis rueppellii
Near endemic to western Namibia, marginally extending into south-western Angola; it generally prefers the gravel and sandy plains of the Namib Desert.
It is a small bustard, only 60 cm long. The head and neck are grey, with black stripes down the throat (less marked in females), through the eye, and on the sides of the neck, and white cheeks. The body is sandy brown above, and white below. The legs are sandy yellow-brown.
Mainly eats invertebrates (such as termites), small reptiles, succulent leaves and seeds, doing most of its foraging by walking along the ground, plucking prey from the substrate
