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The black-bellied sandgrouse is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family. The nominate race breeds in Iberian Peninsula, Northwest Africa, the Canary Islands, Turkey, Iran, Cyprus and Israel. The eastern form "P. o. arenarius" is found in Kazakhstan, western China and northern Pakistan. It is a partial migrant, with central Asian birds moving to the Pakistan and northern India in winter.

Similar species: Sandgrouse
Species identified by Ori Fragman Sapir
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By Ori Fragman Sapir

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Uploaded Jul 21, 2023. Captured Jun 18, 2023 10:15 in QFRC+6H Ezuz, Israel.
  • COOLPIX P950
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO100
  • 196mm