About the Crowned Sandgrouse
The crowned sandgrouse is a species of bird in the sandgrouse family, the Pteroclidae from North Africa and the Middle East.
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ID tip
A fairly small sandgrouse which appears rather uniformly coloured from a distance except for darker flight feathers, the wholly dark flight feathers being the best feature to identify crowned sandgrouse from the similar spotted sandgrouse. The dark flight feathers contrast with the sandy upper wing coverts and the creamy underwing coverts. The adult male has a black mask and lacks any grey tones on the neck and breast.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctusThe four-banded sandgrouse is 25–28 cm (9.8–11 in) long.
Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisThe species has long and pointed wings adapted to fly over long distances.
Painted SandgrousePterocles indicusThe painted sandgrouse is a plump ground-dwelling bird with a small head and short legs.
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