Bird

Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus

हिन्दी: भट्टीतीतर

IUCN: Least Concern

Sandy-coloured sandgrouse resting on dry ground

Scientific name: Pterocles exustus
Hindi name: भट्टीतीतर
Family: Pteroclidae, order Pterocliformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 28 cm

A desert bird that carries water in its feathers.

Spot it Pigeon-like, with a small head and short legs; sandy body, dark chestnut belly and pointed tail.
Home Dry, open, sandy plains and fallow fields.
Food web Eats seeds picked from the ground.
Why it matters A bird of the Thar's open land; it needs undisturbed plains to nest.

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