Black-bellied Sandgrouse vs Four-banded Sandgrouse

Pterocles orientalis 比較対象 Pterocles quadricinctus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Four-banded Sandgrouse
学名 Pterocles orientalis Pterocles quadricinctus
Pterocliformes Pterocliformes
Pteroclidae Pteroclidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 45.6 cm (18.0 in) 34.9 cm (13.7 in)
体重 427.5 g (15.08 oz) 179.62666666666667 g (6.34 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

さえずり

Loud, carrying call with resonant quality; deep notes carrying well across open dry terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Four-banded Sandgrouse

さえずり

Loud, cackling call with chattering quality; rapid notes carrying across East African dry four-banded terrain.

保全状況

Least Concern

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Least Concern

Four-banded Sandgrouse

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

羽毛

Black-bellied Sandgrouse: males with black belly; sandy-spotted above; chestnut and black neck bands; white flanks; very dimorphic

Four-banded Sandgrouse

羽毛

Four-banded Sandgrouse: four distinct dark belly bands on white; sandy-brown above; short tail; West African forest-edge species

About These Birds

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) — 32–37 cm. Large; male: chestnut and grey upperparts; black belly; chestnut throat. Inhabits open steppe, semi-desert, and dry farmland from the Canary Islands through the Middle East to Central Asia and northwest India. Granivore; partially migratory. Male belly-soaks to carry water for chicks.

Four-banded Sandgrouse

Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) — 26–30 cm. Brown with multiple thin black-and-white breast bands; barred above; short tail. Inhabits dry savanna, open woodland, and Sahelian scrub across West and Central Africa. Granivore; crepuscular drinker. Male belly-soaks to deliver water.

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