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A moderately-sized, quail-like bird with a plump body, the double-banded sandgrouse has a small, almost pigeon-like head with a long pair of wings and tail. The general colour of the plumage is light brown, with darker mottling and rows of whitish specks; the male is distinguished by having a conspicuous black-and-white band on his forehead, with a chestnut-coloured throat that is delineated by another black-and-white band. Both sexes have an area of bare, yellow skin surrounding their eyeball, and the male has an orange beak. The female is smaller and a more dull-brown in colour.
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When to see the Double-banded Sandgrouse
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Double-banded Sandgrouse
The map shades 7 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Nigeria.
About the Double-banded Sandgrouse
The double-banded sandgrouse is a species of predominantly terrestrial, or ground-dwelling, bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is found in arid parts of southern Africa.
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Easily confused with
Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaquaThe sandgrouse is a medium-sized bird with a plump body, small head and short legs.
Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchataThe pin-tailed sandgrouse is a robust, medium-sized bird about 31 to 39 centimetres (12 to 15 in) in length.
Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalisThe black-bellied sandgrouse is 33–39 cm (13–15 in) long and weighs 300–615 g (10.6–21.7 oz), it is likely the largest species in the sandgrouse family.
Side by side: Double-banded Sandgrouse vs Pin-tailed Sandgrouse · Double-banded Sandgrouse vs Namaqua Sandgrouse · Black-bellied Sandgrouse vs Double-banded Sandgrouse
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