- Syrrhaptes tibetanus
Identification
30-41cm. Buff upperparts, orange face, finely barred grey breast, white belly and black underwings, feathered legs and toes. The female has barred and duller upperparts than the male, and a shorter tail.
Distribution
Tibet and neighbouring parts of central Asia.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Stony plateau.
Behaviour
It nests in a ground scrape. 3 pale brown, cryptically marked, eggs are laid.
Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn.
