Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata) - HBW 4, p. 51
French: Ganga cata
German: Spießflughuhn
Spanish: Ganga Ibérica
Other common names: White-bellied/Large Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Taxonomy: Tetrao Alchata Linnaeus, 1766, Spain.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- alchata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Iberian Peninsula and SE France.
- caudacutus (S. G. Gmelin, 1774) - NW Africa, from Morocco E to N Libya; SE Turkey and Middle East through Iraq and Iran E to Uzbekistan and S Kazakhstan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair preening Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 10 June 2007 5 years ago 21 sec 4.8 -
A male drinking and soaking the belly plumage. Locality Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain (ssp alchata)
Luis Miguel Ruiz Gordón 34 weeks ago 31 sec 4.8 -
A female eating flowers. Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 5 June 2010 2 years ago 1 min 3 sec 4.8 -
A female foraging Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 10 June 2007 5 years ago 30 sec 4.7 -
Several birds showing fan tail behaviour Locality Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Miguel Ángel Bielsa 31 May 2004 6 years ago 43 sec 4.7 -
A male soaking the belly plumage Locality Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Miguel Ángel Bielsa 31 May 2004 6 years ago 30 sec 4.7
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A female drinking.
Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 7 July 2012 29 weeks ago 4.5 -
Male of Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Locality Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Jesús Giraldo Gutiérrez d... 25 June 2010 42 weeks ago 4.5 -
A male soaking its plumage.
Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 7 July 2012 32 weeks ago 4.3 -
A male soaking its plumage.
Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 7 July 2012 34 weeks ago 4.3 -
A female drinking.
Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 7 July 2012 23 weeks ago 4.3 -
A female drinking.
Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 7 July 2012 25 weeks ago 4.3
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