沙鸡科毛腿（沙鸡科）

沙鸡科|毛腿沙鸡属

学名：Syrrhaptes paradoxus

英名：Pallas 's Sandgrouse

形态：中型鸟类，体长27-43cm。大小似家鸽，但尾甚长而尖，翅亦尖长。通体大都呈沙灰色，背部密被黑色横斑。头部锈黄色，腹部具一大形黑斑。雄鸟胸部浅灰，无纵纹，黑色的细小横斑形成胸带。雌鸟喉具狭窄黑色横纹，颈侧具细点斑。

虹膜褐色；嘴偏绿色；脚偏蓝，腿被羽。

分布：中国北方地区有分布。在保护区属罕见的旅鸟，近5年内没有监测到。

习性：典型的荒漠鸟类，栖息于开阔的贫瘠原野、无树草场及半荒漠，也光顾耕地。主要以各种植物种子、浆果、嫩叶等为食。

ID: Medium-sized bird.Body length 27-43cm.Size resenbles domestic doves.Tail and wings long and sharp.Entire body grey plumage with heavily black-barred back.Rufous yellow head.A large black panel on the belly.male Light grey on chest without streaks.Small black bars forming a chest belt.Female with narrow black bars on throat.Spotted neck-sides.

BP: Brown eyes.Greenish bill and blueish tarsi feathered.

SD: Rare migrant.No record in recent 5 years.

HH: Typical desert bird.Stays in open desert plains， treeless grasslands and semi-deserts.Also seen in agriculture areas.Mainly fees on seeds， berries and leaves.

毛腿沙鸡［摄影　林植］