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Pterocles orientalis  ·  Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Zwartbuikzandhoen  ·  Pterocles orientalis  ·  28-01-2026  ·  Arjan Dwarshuis

Datum 28 januari 2026
Locatie Tindaya plains, Fuerteventura
Fotograaf Arjan Dwarshuis
Bekeken 1100 ×

Discussie

Rubén Barone
 ·  16 februari 2026  12:37, gewijzigd 16 februari 2026  12:37

Hi.

Very good picture. Congratulations! Did you see many Sandgrouses in the Tindaya plains? Usually, there are small numbers of this species there.

Best regards from the Canaries.

Arjan Dwarshuis
 ·  17 februari 2026  12:12, gewijzigd 17 februari 2026  12:12

Hi Rubén,

Thanks! We saw quite a few and often right next to the road.

cheers,

Arjan

Rubén Barone
 ·  17 februari 2026  12:27, gewijzigd 17 februari 2026  12:27

Hi again.

Ok, I could obtain some photos of the species (a male and a female) there in 2010, from the car, going down to the sea by the main road from the village of Tindaya. It seems that Black-bellied Sandgrouses are now relatively common in the area, but in the 1980s and 1990s, they were absent or sporadic.

By the way, did you find African Houbara Bustards in this locality?

Best regards.

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