Ground Birds in Grasslands

A variety of ground-dwelling birds including bustards, ptarmigans, and grouse in natural grassland settings, exhibiting earthy tones and a natural habitat.

Magellanic Snipe. Sea Lion Island, spring

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Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax) adult female, walking, Extremadura, Spain, april

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) on grass

Magellanic Snipe. Sea Lion Island, spring

sage grouse in long grass centrocercus urophasianus california, usa

Crested Francolin( Dendroperdix sephaena), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) adult bird in breeding plumage, calling and standing on volcanic lava, Lake Myvatn, Iceland, August 2016

Natal francolin Pternistes natalensis, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Crested Francolin (Dendroperdix sephaena) adult, walking on dry ground, South Africa, August

Dusky Lark (Pinarocorys nigricans), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) portrait, Guyana

Birkhuhn Birkhuhn Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 21936782

Ruff Bird on Grassland (Philomachus pugnax) Ruff Wader Bird

Red-Shafted Flicker (Colapates auratus) Siuslaw NF/Oregon

Black-faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus) adult female, standing in dry savannah, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, August

Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) chick running along road in summer

Red-crested Bustard (Eupodotis ruficrista) male, Samburu National Park, Kenya

Scaly-breasted Partridge (Arborophila chloropus) adult, approaching forest pool, Kaeng Krachan N.P., Thailand, february

USA - California - San Diego - Song Sparrow singing

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) feeding in marsh, New Mexico, winter

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) adult male, standing in arable field, Suffolk, England, april

Triel, Burhinus oedicnemus, Tiere, Vögel, Biotop, Lebensraum, Nahrungssuche, Kanarische Inseln, McPMAS McP_MAS_2025_006914 *** Triel, Burhinus oedicnemus , Animals, Birds, Biotope, Habitat, Foraging, Canary Islands Islands, McPMAS McP MAS 2025 006914 McPMAS

Close Up Partridge Close Up Partridge Evening Light Saskatchewan Canada Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkxDuffyx 21219334

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) feeding in a shallow pond near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Adult female Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) in breeding habitat on upland plateau of Grampian mountains, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, May 2011

Night Flying Grouse

Zwergtrappe, Little Bustard, Tetrax tetrax Outarde canepetiere, Sison Comun McPKST McP_MAS_2024_03310 *** Little Bustard, Little Bustard, Tetrax Tetrax Outarde canepetiere, Sison Comun McPKST McP MAS 2024 03310 McPKST

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) male displaying courtship behavior, Alaska

Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola) adult, (faded breeding) winter plumage, standing in vegetable field, Long Valley, New Territories, Hong Kong, China, November

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris), Utrecht, Netherlands

Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus), Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata), Punta Tombo National Reserve, Argentina

Auerhahn Auerhahn Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAxSiegmarxTyllax 21154943

Water rail bird standing in shallow water surrounded by reeds

Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori Photographed in South Africa

USA, Arizona, Desert Botanic Garden. Cactus wren perched on log.

Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus, Arizona, USA

Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus Cupido) male on lek Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Marion County, Illinois

Common snipe peeks up over the thick wetland vegetation in Colorado

Godwit Bird Prairie in Saskatchewan Canada Wild Godwit Bird Prairie in Saskatchewan Canada Wild

Double-spurred Francolin (Pternistis bicalcaratus bicalcaratus) adult, standing in dry bush, mole N. P. Ghana

White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis). Depression du Salado, Argentina.

Fuerteventura-Kragentrappe, Fuerteventurakragentrappe Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae, laufende Kragentrappe, Seitenansicht, Kanaren, Fuerteventura houbara bustard, Canarian houbara Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae, walking houbara bustard, side view, Canary Islands, Fuerteventura BLWS708412 *** Fuerteventura Cantilever bustard, Fuerteventurakragentrappe Chlamydotis undulata Fuerteventura , current Cantilever bustard, Side view, Canary Islands, Fuerteventura houbara bustard, canarian houbara Chlamydotis undulata Fuerteventura , Walking houbara bustard, Side view, Canary Iceland, Fuerteventura BLWS708412 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata) in west Texas habitat

Willow Ptarmigan Changing into Winter Colors

Red-crested bustard (Lophotis ruficrista) female, Olifantsrus Camp, Etosha, namibia

Bittern in young reed, April, Minsmere, Suffolk,

Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) in reeds, Lauwersmeer, Friesland, Netherlands

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) adult, with ruffled feathers, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, U.S.A., march

(Common) Pheasant Male (Phasianus colchicus) Norfolk Stubble Field UK

Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda.Canada Alberta Milk River Ridge

Goldregenpfeifer Goldregenpfeifer Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 21126479

Eurasian Curlew in summer Scotland

ruffed grouse bonasa umbellus male displaying for nearby female. northern ontario, canada.

An adult common buzzard (Buteo buteo) perched on the ground on farmland on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. December.

STONE CURLEW (Burhinus oedicnemus) on nest. Hatching. Lleida, Catalonia. Spain.

Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) adult male, standing amongst burnt heather, Lammermuir Hills, Scottish Borders, Scotland, March

Grey Partridge, Perdix Perdix, Single Bird On Grass Field, Norfolk, Nov 2009

Lark, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha, Tanzania.

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcxy californianus) running, south Texas, USA

European Partridge (Perdix perdix), Utrecht, Netherlands

Juvenile Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) changing plumage, Norfolk, England

California Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) foraging in tidal mudflat at low tide, Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, California

Ruff (Calidris pugnax) in breeding plumage displaying, Sweden

Tibetische Schneehuhn, Tetraogallus tibetanus, Ladakh, Indien Tibetan Snowcock, Tetraogallus tibetanus, Ladakh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22412475

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), Iceland

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) adult female, stood at field edge, farmland, West Yorkshire, England, November

Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) adult male, standing on moorland, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, january

Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre) feeding on ground Starr, Texas, USA.

Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), juvenile in fish pond, evening light, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, Europe

USA. A Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) sits camouflaged against some dried vegetation in a freshwater marsh environment.

Spotted Ground-thrush (Geokichla guttata guttata) adult, perched on branch, Dlinza Forest Nature Reserve, Eshowe, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, November

Natal francolin walking on the ground in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Pternistis natalensis family of Phasianidae. Natal francolin in Kruger National park, South Africa

Immature Lava Heron Isabela Island Galapagos

Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) calling, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) adult, standing on ground, Extremadura, Spain, april

Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris, chick sat on a country road in Saskatchewan, Canada

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) three chicks, waiting at nestsite, Shetland Islands, Scotland, july

Kori bustard, Ardeotis kori, Nxai pan, Botswana

Brazil. Savanna hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) is a raptor and shown here in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland area, UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Northern bobwhite quail pair strolling through grasslands

African Marsh Harrier, (Circus ranivorous) feeding on a grass frog in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, in 2004

Crested Francolin, (Francolinus sephaena), adult searching for food, Kruger Nationalpark, South Africa, Africa

Greater roadrunner, hunting, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA

Puffin, GB, Shetlands, Unst (Stercorarius skua)

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) displaying male with female walking by, Biebrza, Poland

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), California

Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) male booming/displaying on lek Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Jasper Co, IL

Curlew (Numenius arquata), Northumberland National Park, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chopta, Uttarakhand, India, Himalayan monal, Lophophorus impejanus Female Chopta, Uttarakhand, India, Himalayan monal, Lophophorus impejanus Female Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21794792

Sandgrouse near a waterhole in the Central Spanish Steppe

Great Skua or Bonxie (Stercorarius Skua), Hermaness Bird reserve, Unst. Europe, Great Britain, Scotland, Northern Isles, Shetland, May

Eurasian Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) adult female, breeding plumage, standing on rock, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland, July

South African Ostrich, (Struthio camelus australis), two youngs, Cape of the Good Hope, Table Mountain Nationalpark, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira) foraging in savannah marshland, Caiman Ecological Refuge, Pantanal, Brazil

Singdrossel Turdus philomelos bei der Futtersuche Singdrossel Turdus philomelos bei der Futtersuche. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos foraging. Copyright: xZoonar.com/KARINxJAEHNEx 21839757

Speckled Teal (Anas flavirostris), Argentina

American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis Dominica) On The Tundra In Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) adult male, in breeding plumage, displaying at lek, Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark, Norway, spring

Bush Stone-Curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Adult, Australia

Red-crested Bustard (Lophotis ruficrista), Samburu, Kenya

Cape Francolin, (Francolinus capensis), adult calling, Table Mountain Nationalpark, Cape of the Good Hope, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

New Zealand Pipit stretching wings. Date:

Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), Sohar, Oman

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) adult, standing on fencepost in marshy area of yellow iris, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Zwergtrappe, Little Bustard, Tetrax tetrax Outarde canepetiere, Sison Comun McPKST McP_MAS_2024_03309 *** Little Bustard, Little Bustard, Tetrax Tetrax Outarde canepetiere, Sison Comun McPKST McP MAS 2024 03309 McPKST

Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) in a march in Costa Rica.

A pheasant

Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata), British Columbia, Canada

White_tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura, Strathcona PP, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) adult, migrant, standing on stony beach, Beidaihe, Hebei, China, may

Alpenschneehuhn, rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta Alpenschneehuhn, rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta Copyright: xZoonar.com/BoschxMarcusx 22666942

Great Bustard (Otis tarda) male displaying at lek, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal

Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) adult, perched on rock, Pound Walk, Ormiston Gorge, West MacDonnell N.P., West MacDonnell Range, Red Centre, Northern Territory, Australia, September

Great Black-Backed Gull Larus Marinus Three Growing Chicks Wait At Their Nest Site. July. Shetland Islands, Scotland, Uk

Great Skua also called Bonxie (Stercorarius Skua). Europe, northern europe, great britain, scotland, Shetland Islands, June

Pair of Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus), Rio Grande Valley, S. TX

Slender_billed Miner Geositta tenuirostris perched on the ground in the highlands of Peru.

Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua). Desert Rhino Camp. Palmwag Concession. Namibia.

Great snipe (Gallinago media) male calling during courtship display at lek at dusk on tundra breeding ground in spring (June), Sweden, Scandinavia.

Greater prairie chickens, courtship

Black-breasted Buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster) adult male, excavating in leaf litter, Great Sandy N. P. Queensland, Australia, Oceania

Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata), covey drinking at south Texas pond

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) in the grass, Florida, United States, North America

Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) foraging in snow, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) wading, Greece

Ring-necked Pheasant

Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) adult, walking on ice at edge of snow, Norfolk, England, february

Little red bittern looking left on reed stalk, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Female Pheasant standing on a tree stump

Wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) female, standing on a meadow, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Eurasian Curlew (Numenius Arquata)

Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) adult female, standing in bilberry, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, February

South African Ostrich, (Struthio camelus australis), young, Cape of the Good Hope, Table Mountain Nationalpark, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Kori Bustard on the Savannah of Etosha National Park

Australian Pipit on gravel road. near Mareeba, Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia. Date:

Weka (Gallirallus australis) flightless bird endemic to New Zealand

Burrowing owl, (Athene cunicularia), Cape Coral, Florida, USA, North America, adult couple at den

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus), Mirbat, Oman

Great Bustard - Male (Otis tarda). Extramadura, Spain.

Ground Finch, Opuntia Ground Finch, Darwin's Finches, endemic, songbirds, animals, birds, finches, Large Cactus (Opuntia) Ground Finch on Genovesa Island, Galapagos

Arabisches Wüstenhuhn, Ammoperdix heyi, Tier, Tiere, Vogel, Vögel, Sandrebhuhn, Rebhühner, McPMAS McP_MAS_2025_009194 *** Arabic Desert fowl, Ammoperdix Heyi , Animal, Animals, Bird, Birds, Sand partridge, Partridges, McPMAS McP MAS 2025 009194 McPMAS

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) adult, foraging on mud, Gambia, January

Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) parent with five chicks along Myaka River, central Florida

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) in meadow, Gerolstein, Germany

Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) in a wetland in Bolivia, South America.

Greater Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus Cupido) males fighting, territorial dispute on lek Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Marion County, Illinois

Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) adult pair, standing in mud, Africa

Steppe buzzard (buteo buteo), light variant, light morph, portrait of an adult from the front, looking directly into the camera, animal portrait, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

White_tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura, Strathcona PP, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua), Etosha Nationalpark, Oshikoto, Namibia

Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) adult, foraging beside rusty metal gate, Norfolk, England, december

Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) adult, calling, standing on grass, Lammermuir Hills, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, April

Least Sandpiper (Calidria minutilla) Ft. Myers - Florida

Female Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) drinking in a forest pool. Kaeng Krachan National Park. Thailand.

Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) adult female, hiding amongst heather, Lochindorb, Strathspey, Morayshire, Highlands, Scotland, July

Islaendisches Alpenschneehuhn, Islaendisches Alpen-Schneehuhn Lagopus muta islandorum, Lagopus mutus islandorum, Islaendischer Alpenschneehahn, Seitenansicht, Island Icelandic Rock ptarmigan, Icelandic Snow chicken Lagopus muta islandorum, Lagopus mutus islandorum, Icelandic Snow cock, side view, Iceland BLWS713512 *** Icelandic Rock ptarmigan, Icelandic Alps Snow Grouse lagopus muta islandorum, lagopus mutus islandorum , Icelandic Alpine snowcock, Side view, Iceland Icelandic Rock ptarmigan, Icelandic Snow Chicken lagopus muta islandorum, lagopus mutus islandorum , Icelandic Snow cock, Side view, Iceland BLWS713512 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus) chick, El Jable, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

USA, New Mexico. Close-up of roadrunner bird.

Alaska Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus alascensis) on a rock, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

Red legged Partridge pair, male on right

Bare-faced Ground-dove (Metriopelia ceciliae zimmeri) adult, foraging on ground, Putre, Northern Chile

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis suratensis) adult, perched on twig, India, February

American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica), Alaska

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), Graubunden, Switzerland

Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) adult male, standing on rock in mountains, Cairngorms N.P., Highlands, Scotland

Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) adult, standing amongst fallen leaves, Norfolk, England, december

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) chick, Stykkisholmur, Iceland

Blue korhaan, blue bustard, (Eupodotis caerulescens), adult male courtship, Mountain Zebra Nationalpark, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Aplomadofalke, Aplomado-Falke Falco femoralis, sitzt am Boden, Argentinien Aplomado falcon Falco femoralis, sitting on the ground, Argentina BLWS720460 *** Aplomado falcon, Aplomado Falke Falco femoralis , sits on Floor, Argentina Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis , Sitting ON The ground, Argentina BLWS720460 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/M.xGuytx

Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) perched on a branch in central Washington State, USA.

Wren bird on a branch (Troglodytes troglodytes) Wildlife. Eurasian wren

One Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus muta, (Ptarmigan, Snow Chicken, Partridge), walking over a green meadow

Moorschneehuhn Moorschneehuhn Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22851664

USA, New Mexico. Gambel's quail chicks close-up.

Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) on nest in cave, Guacharo Cave National Park, Colombia

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grey phalarope phalaropus fulicarius on nest ,taimyr, siberia.

Short eared owl at Delta BC Canada

Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) pair feeding.

Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), young bird being fed by the host bird, a Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) on the nest, Kuehnauer See Lake, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) adult, calling from nest, Scotland, Great Britain

Cactus Wren - gathering materials to build nest in Cholla cactus (Opuntia spp.) It often nests in cactus to avoid predators, where it builds globular nests with sticks and grass. (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus). Common Sonoran Desert resident. Arizona, USA. Largest wren. Found in open arid brushland or desert.

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) on bank, La Mauricie National Park. Quebec. Canada

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) outside a nesting hole, Northern Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Europe

Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) on stone wall, UK.

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). Arizona USA.

Male Bornean peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri). Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. September.

Burrowing Owls

Red Grouse, lagopus lagopus, on heather moorland in early spring, North Yorkshire, UK.

Mexican Ground Squirrel on the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Mammals; Wildlife refuges; Forests. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Pair at nest (S)