The study was carried out in 3 plots in the province of Punjab (Pakistan) in November 2001. The total population of the Houbara Bustard was estimated at about 4 746 birds with an overall density of 0.147 ± 0.006/ km2. The number of birds in Rajanpur/Rojhan was estimated at 685, in Thal at 672 and in Cholistan at 3 389.
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