This recently hatched chick was on the road where it was in danger of getting run over. Like many precocial birds, the chicks freeze in place when the parents signal danger. They rely on their cryptic coloration for concealment. It's the only defense they have. In this case our driver rescued the chick by picking it up and placing it off the road near a second chick.
Urban et al. (1986) describe the chick of this species as "sandy to gold and grey above, with bold black mottling," but they do not show an illustration of this plumage. Birds west of the Rift Valley are the paler P. d. loverridgei. This species is endemic to East Africa. Sandgrouse are in their own order, the Pteroclidiformes. Although they resemble grouse or quail (Galliformes) they are apparently more closely related to Pigeons (Columbiformes).
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