ABSTRACT
Informationaboutthebreedingbehaviourofhoubarainthewild isscarceandoftencontradictory.Someauthorsarguethathoubaraaremonogamouswithpair-bondsthatlastthedurationof thebreedingseason(Ponomareva1983),orthattheyaremonogamousdependingonfoodavailability(Lavee1988),whereas othersdescribethemaspolygamous(Collins1983).
