These birds' habitat is grassland or steppe defined by open, flat or somewhat rolling landscapes.
They can be found on undisturbed cultivation and seem to prefer areas with wild or cultivated crops such as cereals, vineyards and fodder plants.
However, during the breeding season, they actively avoid areas with regular human activity and can be disturbed by agricultural practices.
Great bustards are often attracted to areas with considerable insect activity.

Most great bustards live in Europe, and more than half of the global population in central Spain with around 30,000 individuals.
Smaller populations are in southern Russia and the Great Hungarian Plain.
These birds' habitat is grassland or steppe defined by open, flat or somewhat rolling landscapes. They can be found on undisturbed cultivation and seem to prefer areas with wild or cultivated crops such as cereals, vineyards and fodder plants. However, during the breeding season, they actively avoid areas with regular human activity and can be disturbed by agricultural practices. Great bustards are often attracted to areas with considerable insect activity.
Most great bustards live in Europe, and more than half of the global population in central Spain with around 30,000 individuals. Smaller populations are in southern Russia and the Great Hungarian Plain.
Great bustard