About the Four-banded Sandgrouse
The four-banded sandgrouse is a medium-sized bird in the sandgrouse family.
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The four-banded sandgrouse is 25–28 cm (9.8–11 in) long. Its head, neck and upperparts are yellowish-green, with the back heavily marked with brown. The male has black and white bands on its forehead as well as black and white bands separating the breast from the heavily barred belly. The female lacks the head and breast bands and is heavily barred on the back and flanks. It has a small, pigeon-like head and neck, but a sturdy compact body. It has long pointed wings, which are grey underneath, a short tail and a fast direct flight.
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Where the Four-banded Sandgrouse lives
When to see the Four-banded Sandgrouse
Peak activity in November · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Crowned SandgrousePterocles coronatusA 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.
Madagascar SandgrousePterocles personatusThe Madagascar sandgrouse is a plump bird with a short tail and legs and is easy to identify because both sexes have black underwings and it is the only sandgrouse found in Madagascar.
Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisThe species has long and pointed wings adapted to fly over long distances.
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