Gujarati Name : કચ્છી બટાવડો
Scientific Name : Pterocles senegallus
Red Data Status : Least Concern
Bird Category : Pigeons, Doves, Sandgrouse,
Synonyms : Northern Spotted Sandgrouse, Saharan Sandgrouse, Senegal Sandgrouse
Photographer : Jaysukh Parekh
Location : Banni Grass land, Great Rann of Kutch , Kutch
Date : 10 ,Dec 2016
Remark : I saw more than hundred birds of Spotted Sandgrouse.at about 9.30 am when fog disappear from the atmosphere. I had seen them in about 5 sq k.m. area with thin small grass on mainly flat land .two big group of 25 birds and some other group of 5 to 15birds were there.feeding with musical call vaku..vaku..vaku vaku..and changing there feeding place and flying in that area.mostly the group was landing at a spot where some birds were already there .Vikram Sodha(bird tour arranger from kutch )with his guest was also there at that time. link to video of group feeding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh38Hpbhz8Y&feature=youtu.be
