The Black-bellied Sandgrouse is a medium size sandgrouse that lives around the Mediterranean and up into central Asia.
Classification:
Order: Pterocliformes
Family: Pteroclidae
Genus: Pterocles
Species: P. orientalis
Photos:
Black-bellied Sandgrouse, male
Cortiçol de Barriga Preta
female black bellied sandgrouse in one of its drinking spots (military sewage in this case) Read more…
contributed by : aurélien audevard. Read more…
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Discussion:
The crop of an adult Black-bellied sand-grouse was found to contain about 8, 700indigo plant seeds, while that of a Namaquasandgrouse chick just a few days old con-tainted 1,40o tiny seeds. … Read more…
Birding abroad: Winter birding in Extremadura
The shorter grass of winter makes it much easier to spot both Black-bellied and [Pin-tailed Sandgrouse], with Stone Curlew, Calandra and Thekla Larks, Corn Bunting, Southern Grey Shrike… Read more…
