Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles orientalis - Ganga unibande

Systematics

Order
:
Pterocliformes
Family
:
Pteroclidés
Genus
:
Pterocles
Species
:
orientalis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 39 cm
Wingspan
: 70 à 73 cm.
Weight
: 300 à 450 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) is a species of bird in the Pteroclidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Pterocles orientalis orientalis (Canary Is., Iberian Pen., Morocco to w Iran)
Pterocles orientalis arenarius (Kazakhstan to s Iran and Afghanistan, east to nw China)

Foreign names

Ganga unibande,
Ganga ortega,
cortiçol-de-barriga-preta,
Sandflughuhn,
feketehasú pusztaityúk,
Zwartbuikzandhoen,
Ganga,
svartbukig flyghöna,
Svartbuksandhøne,
stepiar čiernobruchý,
stepokur písečný,
Sortbuget Sandhøne,
hietakyyhky,
xurra,
Sandspjátra,
stepówka czarnobrzucha,
melnvēdera smilšvistiņa,
črna stepska kokoška,
Чернобрюхий рябок,
クロハラサケイ,
黑腹沙鸡,
黑腹沙雞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Temperate ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land