Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) - HBW 4, p. 52
French: Ganga unibande
German: Sandflughuhn
Spanish: Ganga Ortega
Other common names: Imperial/Oriental/Large Sandgrouse
Taxonomy: Tetrao orientalis Linnaeus, 1758, Anatolia, Turkey.
In past, occasionally included in genus Eremialector. Birds of Iberia and NW Africa formerly separated as race aragonica. Possible races enigmaticus, koslovae and bangsi now included in nominate. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Iberian Peninsula, Canary Is (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote) and NW Africa from Morocco to NW Libya; also Cyprus, Israel, Anatolia and Armenia.
- arenarius (Pallas, 1775) - NW Kazakhstan E to NW China (NW Xinjiang), and S to Iran, Afghanistan and SW Pakistan (Baluchistan).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair walking to a pond for drinking Locality Codo, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp orientalis)
Miguel Ángel Bielsa 31 May 2004 4 years ago 58 sec 4.7 -
A pair drinking during the morning Locality Codo, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp orientalis)
Miguel Ángel Bielsa 30 June 2005 4 years ago 41 sec 4.4 -
A male on the ground, going to drink. Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp orientalis)
Jesús Laborda 1 July 2009 2 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
A close up of a male after drinking. Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp orientalis)
Jesús Laborda 1 July 2009 2 years ago 55 sec 4 -
A male sitting on the ground. Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp orientalis)
Jesús Laborda 1 July 2009 2 years ago 36 sec 4 -
A male going to drink and flying away. Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp orientalis)
Jesús Laborda 18 June 2009 2 years ago 52 sec 4
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female and male
Locality Revivim, Negev Desert, Israel
Lior Kislev 20 March 2006 8 weeks ago 4.3 -
A male on the ground.
Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp orientalis)
Jesús Laborda 1 July 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
A male drinking.
Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp orientalis)
Jesús Laborda 1 July 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
A male drinking.
Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp orientalis)
Jesús Laborda 1 July 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
Breeding male walking.
Locality East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (ssp arenarius)
Christophe Gouraud 31 May 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Breeding male walking.
Locality East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (ssp arenarius)
Christophe Gouraud 31 May 2010 1 year ago 3
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