22 September 2016 – Autumn breeding of Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis, Ganga unibande, Ganga ortega): a nest with 2 eggs at the Barrage on Oued Massa, 20 September (Mohamed Bargache).

The eggs are usually laid from end April to June, sometimes later to end July; a second brood is possible in September (P. Robin in Mayaud 1984, Thévenot et al. 2003)

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