Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)

Other Names (World)
Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Imperial Sandgrouse, Oriental Sandgrouse, Large Sandgrouse

Family
Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse)

Size
30 - 39 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B), Algeria, Azerbaijan (B) (NB), China (mainland) (B), Cyprus (B) (NB), Egypt, India, Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Iraq (NB), Israel (B), Jordan (NB), Kazakhstan (B), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan (B), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Pakistan, Portugal (B) (NB), Russia (European) (B), Saudi Arabia, Spain (B) (NB), Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan (B), Tunisia, Turkey (B), Turkmenistan (B), Uzbekistan (B).

Vagrant to Bahrain, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Lebanon, Malta, Nepal, Russia (Central Asian).

Unknown to United Arab Emirates.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (33)...)

Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) [XC733802]
by Stanislas Wroza from Campo de Belchite (near Codo), Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain (call, flight call, rolled call)

Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) [XC813630]
by Peter Boesman from Taukum desert, Kazakhstan (call)

Subspecies
Birds of Iberia and north-western Africa formerly separated as subspecies aragonica. Possible subspecies enigmaticus, koslovae and bangsi now included in nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Iberian Peninsula, Canary Is (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote) and north-western Africa from Morocco to north-western Libya. Also Cyprus, Israel, Anatolia and Armenia.
arenarius (Pallas, 1775) - North-western Kazakhstan east to north-western China (north-western Xinjiang), and south to Iran, Afghanistan and south-western Pakistan (Baluchistan).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) - 10 files

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