Bengal florican

Houbaropsis bengalensis

The Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis) is a bird found in Cambodia and Vietnam. Found in Cambodia and Vietnam. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, reptiles and frogs and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Houbaropsis bengalensis
Region	Asia
Found in	Cambodia and Vietnam

🏡 Where the Bengal florican lives

Found in Cambodia and Vietnam.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs20%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
🌿 Leaves & plants20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 2.0 kilograms. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

Questions about the Bengal florican

Where does the Bengal florican live?

The Bengal florican lives in Cambodia and Vietnam. Found in Cambodia and Vietnam.

What does the Bengal florican eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Bengal florican endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.