last killed ~1945 in Hasa Province, Saudi Arabia; a dying specimen reported in a flood in south Jordan in 1966
flightless open-nesting cannibalistic sandy desert-dweller ranged from Sinai to Bahrein
private specimens
disappeared after hunting for food and sport
References:
Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.16
King, W. Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book QL676.7.K56 1981 ISBN 0-87474-584-5 Preamble 8
Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.139
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