Pterocles orientalis Black-bellied Sandgrouse ORDER: PteroclidiformesFAMILY: PteroclididaeSIZE: +++ BREEDING SEASON: J F M A M J J A S O N D OCCURRENCE: breeding resident.CHARACTERISTICS: rounded body in shades of brown, black belly; males with reddish collar.FOOD: insects and seeds.ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: steppic bird; gregarious; nests on floor; both parents incubate the eggs. Species from the same groupActitis hypoleucos Aegypius monachus Alcedo atthis Alectoris rufa Anas platyrhynchos Anas strepera Ardea alba Ardea cinerea Athene noctua Bubo bubo Buteo buteo Caprimulgus ruficollis Carduelis carduelis Certhia brachydactylaCharadrius dubius Ciconia ciconia Cisticola juncidis Clamator glandarius Coccothraustes coccothraustes Coracias garrulus Corvus corone Cyanopica cyanus Delichon urbicum Elanus caeruleus Erithacus rubecula Estrilda astrild Falco naumanni Fringilla coelebs Fulica atra Galerida theklae Gallinago gallinago Gallinula chloropus Garrulus glandarius Gyps fulvus Himantopus himantopus Lanius senator Luscinia megarhynchos Melanocorypha calandra Merops apiaster Miliaria calandraMonticula solitarius Motacilla alba Motacilla flava Netta rufina Oenanthe hispanica Oriolus oriolus Otis tarda Parus caeruleus Parus major Phoenicopterus roseus Phylloscopus collybita Plegadis falcinellus Pluvialis apricaria Podiceps cristatus Pterocles orientalis Riparia riparia Saxicola torquatus Serinus serinus Sitta europaeaSturnus unicolor Sylvia atricapilla Sylvia cantillans Tetrax tetrax Troglodytes troglodytes Turdus merula Tyto alba Upupa epops Vanellus vanellus
