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Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus · Uncommon · +3 points per sighting
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus)

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Habitat and behaviour

Habitat: Arid grassland.
Diet: Seeds.
Best time to spot: Introduced, Hawaii.

When to look

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How rare is it?

The Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse sits in our Uncommon tier for the US: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It belongs to the sandgrouse family. It is an introduced species.

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