Painted Sandgrouse
Pterocles indicus
Least ConcernThe Painted Sandgrouse is a ground-dwelling sandgrouse of the Indian subcontinent. It forages in small groups for seeds across open dry country and is adapted to long flights between feeding areas and waterholes; adults may carry water in specialized belly feathers to chicks at the nest.
- Family
- Pteroclidae
- Group
- Sandgrouse
- Range
- Painted Sandgrouse Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Indian subcontinent
- Population
- ≈ 500K–5M