Pin-tailed sandgrouse
 The pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata) is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family. It has a small pigeon like head and neck and a sturdy compact body. It has long pointed wings which are white underneath a long tail and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn. The call is a loud kattar-kattar. This gregarious species breeds on dry open treeless plains and similar habitats.