Sandgrouse of India: There are 7 species of Sandgrouse found in India, the state-wise details are as follows,
Himalayas - Tibetan Sandgrouse
Jammu & Kashmir - Tibetan Sandgrouse
Ladakh - Tibetan Sandgrouse
Central India - Painted Sandgrouse
West India - Painted Sandgrouse
North West India - Black Bellied Sandgrouse, Pallas’s Sandgrouse, Pin Tailed Sandgrouse, Spotted Sandgrouse
Arid Parts of India - Chestnut Bellied Sandgrouse
7 beautiful species of sandgrouse are found in India
Black Bellied Sandgrouse is a pigeon like bird with a small head, striking black belly and pale breast found in the North West of India. Females have spotted neck. Males have a gray head and neck and an orangey throat.
Chestnut Bellied Sandgrouse is a large, plump, and dovelike bird with a pointed tail found in Arid parts of India. Males are sandy brown with a thin black breast band and solid chestnut belly. Females are sandy brown with black bars on the back and a mottled neck.
Painted Sandgrouse is a beautifully-patterned bird, looks like a cross between a dove and a pheasant found in the Central and Western parts of India. Male is warm sandy-brown with bold brown, black, and white stripes. Female is much more densely and intricately striped all over her body.
Pallas’s Sandgrouse is an unusual bird of dry plains and grasslands found in the North West of India. Male sports an orange-and-gray face and a pink tinge to his wings and back. Female is browner, with heavy speckling on the neck and nape.
Pin Tailed Sandgrouse has a white belly and underbody contrasting with a large chestnut breast band framed in black found in North West of India. Breeding male has a black throat. Female has a white throat.
Spotted Sandgrouse is a medium-sized pallid and delicately-patterned sandgrouse, pale and sandy overall found in the North West of India. Male has a small reddish-brown nape. Female is liberally spotted with small dark markings.
Tibetan Sandgrouse is soft sandy brown with a light orange face and finely barred breast found in the Himalayas, Ladakh, and Jammu & Kashmir. Male has unspotted buff wings. Female has barred wing coverts, upperparts and upper belly.
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