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One of the 2 sandgrouses on WAnimals
Birds · Pteroclidiformes · Pteroclidae
Pterocles orientalis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The black-bellied sandgrouse is a compact steppe bird with fast, powerful flight, a black belly and a breast band that tells it apart from its relative the pin-tailed sandgrouse. It lives on open, treeless plains and feeds almost exclusively on dry seeds. It needs to drink daily and travels considerable distances to waterholes, always in flocks and at fixed times of day. In Spain it is in marked decline through agricultural intensification.
Weight
383 g – 428 g
Size
30 cm – 35 cm
Life expectancy
12 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterocles_orientalis
Best time: All year round on Iberian moors, fallow land and steppes; in winter it forms flocks that come in to drink at dawn.
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