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Revision as of 08:07, 20 August 2014
Alternative names: Bridled Sandgrouse and Masked Sandgrouse.
- Pterocles decoratus
Identification
Black band dividing brown neck from white belly
Male has a black mark through the face and white stripes above the eye
These features are missing in the female
Immature birds have white-tips to the feathers
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies:
- P. d. ellenbecki:
- P. d. decoratus:
- P. d. loveridgei:
Habitat
Up to 1600m in woodland, bush and dry grassland.
Behaviour
The eggs are a warm brown with brown speckles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Kenya Birds
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Sandgrouse. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Sandgrouse
