Banding cytogenetics of the vulnerable species Houbara bustard (Otidiformes) and comparative analysis with the Domestic fowl.

The Houbara bustard (Jacquin, 1784) is an emblematic and endangered bird of steppes and desert spaces of North Africa. This species belonging to Otidiformes is recognized as vulnerable by the International Union for Nature Conservation. The critical situation of this species and the revision of its classification on the tree of birds encouraged the authors to start accumulating chromosome data.