Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandgrouse :: Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus

Described by: Temminck (1825)
Alternate common name(s): Indian Sandgrouse, Common Indian Sandgrouse, Small Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Lesser Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Buffalo Springs, Kenya - Jun 11, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Buffalo Springs, Kenya - Jun 11, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Amboseli National Park, Kenya - Jun 13, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Amboseli National Park, Kenya - Jun 13, 2009 © Glen Tepke  United Arab Emirates - Jan, 1997 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Sahel zone of sub-Saharan Africa and s. Arabian Peninsula to e. India;
Fragmented distribution with two main populations;
(1) S. Mauritania and Senegambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, c. and se. Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Lake Chad region, Central Africa Republic and c. Sudan.
(2) Egypt (Nile Valley).
(3) Ne. Africa from se. Sudan to n. Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia.
(4) S. Ethiopia, Kenya and n. Tanzania.
(5) Sw. Saudi Arabia.
(6) Iran, Pakistan and India s. of the Himalayas.
Introduced (6) to Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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