Sandgrouse

Black-faced Sandgrouse

Pterocles decoratus

The Black-faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus) is an 181 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. Some populations migrate.

Family

Sandgrouse

Order

Pterocliformes

Weight

181 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia.

Where to see it: Samburu NR (General - please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Kenya); Tarangire NP (Tanzania); Amboseli NP (Kenya); Serengeti NP (Tanzania); Nairobi NP (General) (Kenya).

Photo: Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons