The Most Beautiful Rare Birds In The World

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata) in Israel by Moshe Ben Artzi‎.White belly and underbody contrast with a large chestnut breast band framed in black. Long tail extensions are prominent in flight. Females have white throats; breeding males have black throats. Found on dry open plains and dried-out river and lake beds. Makes daily visits to water holes usually in the morning, often in large flocks. In flight, hurried and pigeonlike. May be nomadic.