male Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

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SKU NGAF16859 Categories African Birds, Wildlife Tags adaptation, aerodynamics, africa, animal, animals, arid habitat, Aves, Avian, behaviour, bird, birdwatching, breast feathers, camouflage, capillary action, Charadriiformes, chicks, colourful, contour feathers, cryptic, down, dry lands, dust-bathe, environment, facial markings, feathers, filaments, flocks, granivorous, gregarious drinker, ground birds, ground gleaner, habitat, Katavi National Park, keratin, living dinosaur, mimicry, monogamous, Nature, noisy, Non-passerine, ornithology, Plumage, Preening, primary, Pterocles gutturalis, Pteroclidae, quill, Safari, scales, secondary, sexual dimorphism, sternum, suckle, tanzania, Vertebrate, wild animals, wildlife, wildlife habitat, wildlife images, wildlife photography, wildlife photos, wildlife pictures, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

Description

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse nest in open arid areas and fly many miles each morning in large flocks to drink. The males breast feathers are adapted to retain water to carry back to the chicks

Photographer: Nick Greaves