[3] The female white-bellied bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis), which has a wider range, is larger and darker and has bluish-grey colouring on the back of the neck.

The call of the little brown bustard is uttered with the neck outstretched and the head thrown back and is a high-pitched, rattling sound.

[3] The little brown bustard is endemic to Horn of Africa, where its range includes southern and eastern Ethiopia and northern and central Somalia.

[4] The diet of the little brown bustard consists of seeds, buds, insects and small vertebrates such as lizards.

[1] There have also been droughts in the area and disturbances caused by the establishment of refugee camps, hunting, cultivation, and the gathering of firewood so it is likely that some local populations have been eliminated.