The Great Indian Bustard is a large bird that walks through grassland while foraging. Its pale neck and black crown stand out, and breeding males display to females in grassland.
It has a brown body, a black crown, and a pale neck. The male has a whiter neck than the female.
It lives in India's dry grasslands and scrub. During the breeding season, males perform courtship displays in grassland.
Outside the breeding season it is often found in small flocks.
In India it eats insects, snakes, and lizards, as well as chickpeas, groundnuts, and ripe fruits of Ziziphus species.
In India eggs are laid on bare ground with almost no nest construction. The usual clutch is 1 egg, rarely 2.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.