Male black-faced sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus). The black-faced sandgrouse is a ground-feeding bird that inhabits deserts, scrub, and grasslands in
Male black-faced sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus). The black-faced sandgrouse is a ground-feeding bird that inhabits deserts, scrub, and grasslands in east Africa including Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Tanzania. The male is easily distinguished from the female by the black mark through the face and the white stripes above the eye. Photographed in Kenya in September.
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Photo credit: © JOHN DEVRIES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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