Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
Photographed at Saladares Guadlentin.Spain. Both Birds are females, the male of course the more handsome bird.
The black-bellied sandgrouse is a medium-large bird in the sandgrouse family. The nominate race breeds in Iberia, northwest Africa, the Canary Islands, Turkey, Iran, Cyprus and Israel. The eastern form P. o. arenarius is found in Kazakhstan, western China and northern Pakistan.
Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
Photographed at Saladares Guadlentin.Spain. Both Birds are females, the male of course the more handsome bird.
The black-bellied sandgrouse is a medium-large bird in the sandgrouse family. The nominate race breeds in Iberia, northwest Africa, the Canary Islands, Turkey, Iran, Cyprus and Israel. The eastern form P. o. arenarius is found in Kazakhstan, western China and northern Pakistan.