Wildlifeof China
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Pigeons, Doves & Sandgrouse
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Pterocles orientalis
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Range
Iberia and northwestern Africa east through the Middle East and Central Asia to western China and northern Pakistan
The black-bellied sandgrouse is a medium-large member of the sandgrouse family. Its eastern form occurs in Kazakhstan, western China and northern Pakistan, while the nominate form ranges from Iberia and northwestern Africa through parts of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Central Asian birds are partial migrants that move toward Pakistan and northern India in winter. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- Where is the Black-bellied Sandgrouse found?
- Iberia and northwestern Africa east through the Middle East and Central Asia to western China and northern Pakistan