These grasslands are subject to periodic fires and this area had recently burned. Male is above, female below. This species has been reported to fly up to 50 miles each day in search of water. After drinking, males may soak their breast feathers and carry the water back to their nestlings. These birds are at the southern limit of their range in Africa. Zimmerman et al. note that birds from the Serengeti are darker than populations in central and northern Kenya but does not name them. Otherwise P. e. olivascens is more olive above and the female more densely barred cf. nominate. 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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