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Identify the fauna from the options based on the following information thereof.

It is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world. It is a tall bird with long legs and a long neck. Feathers on the top of the head are black in males whereas females possess a smaller black crown on the top of the head. It inhabits dry grasslands and scrublands on the Indian subcontinent. Its largest populations are found in the Indian state of Rajasthan. By 2011, its population decline was so severe that the IUCN classified the species as critically endangered.

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Asiatic Cheetah
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Pink- Headed Duck
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Great India Bustard
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Himalayan Quail
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The correct option is C Great India Bustard
Asiatic Cheetah had gone in 1952, Pink Headed Duck in 1949 and Himalayan Quail is extinct since more than 125 years ago. The great Indian Bustard has a population of less than 200. It has been declared a critically endangered species.

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