African Bird Club

Four-banded Sandgrouse - pair - male and female

Photographer

» Thomas Varto Nielsen

Location

» Gibe Gorge

Country image taken

» Ethiopia

Date

» January, 2010

Equipment

» Canon 20D + 400/5,6

Bird Species

»Pterocles quadricinctus - Four-banded Sandgrouse

Bird Species (French)

»Ganga quadribande

Bird Family

»Pteroclidae - Sandgrouse

Bird Group

»Pteroclidiformes Sandgrouse

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Male to the right and female to the left. Note that these birds show rather dark underwings.