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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 shahrzadasa
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Uploaded Jun 23, 2024. Captured Nov 23, 2021 08:54 in 8C8J+3C Eshtāzān, Tehran Province, Iran.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/7.1
  • 1/2500s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm