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 female eating flowers. Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 5 June 2010 1 year ago 1 min 3 sec 4.8 -
A male soaking the belly plumage Locality Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Miguel Ángel Bielsa 31 May 2004 5 years ago 30 sec 4.6 -
Several birds showing fan tail behaviour Locality Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Miguel Ángel Bielsa 31 May 2004 5 years ago 43 sec 4.6 -
A male calling among females Locality Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Miguel Ángel Bielsa 31 May 2004 5 years ago 18 sec 4.5 -
A female walking. Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 5 June 2010 1 year ago 57 sec 4.5 -
A flock around a drinking place Locality Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Miguel Ángel Bielsa 31 May 2004 5 years ago 25 sec 4.5
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flock on the ground
Locality Revivim, Negev Desert, Israel
Lior Kislev 11 March 2006 1 year ago 3.8 -
A frontal view of a male.
Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 9 July 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
Two females on the ground.
Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 9 July 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
Two pairs on the ground.
Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 9 July 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
A female on the ground.
Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp alchata)
Jesús Laborda 9 July 2010 1 year ago 3.1 -
A bird on the ground
Locality Dresden Zoo, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Johannes Pfleiderer 1 March 2009 2 years ago 3
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