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700:. The breeding season usually coincides with a crop of seeds after the local rainy season and at this time the feeding flocks tend to break up into pairs. The nesting site is a slight depression in the ground, sometimes lined with a few pieces of dry foliage. Most typically, three cryptic eggs are laid, though occasionally there may be two or four. The intricately patterned, precocial downy young, and egg colouration (though not shape) closely resemble those of many
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which helps insulate the bird from extremes of heat and cold. The feathers of the belly are specially adapted for absorbing water and retaining it, allowing adults, particularly males, to carry water to chicks that may be many miles away from watering holes. The amount of water that can be carried in
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chicks are covered with down and leave the nest as soon as the last hatchling has dried out. The parents do not provide them with food and they learn, with parental guidance, what is edible and what is not. The chicks obtain their water from the soaked downy feathers on the adults' breasts. Chicks
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Sandgrouse travel tens of miles to their traditional water holes and tend to disregard temporary water sources which may appear periodically. This clearly has a survival value, because a dried up water source in an arid region could result in dehydration and death. The
Burchell's sandgrouse in the
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may also be eaten, especially during the breeding season. The diet of many sandgrouse is highly specialised, with the seeds of a small number of plant species being dominant. This may depend on local availability but in other cases it reflects actual selection of favoured seeds over others by the
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They are vulnerable to attack while watering but with a large number of birds milling about, predators find it difficult to select a target bird and are likely to have been spotted before they can get close to the flock. The choice of a watering site is influenced by the topography of the nearby
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Sandgrouse are gregarious, feeding in flocks of up to 100 birds. As a consequence of their dry diet, they need to visit water sources regularly. Drinking times vary among the species. Ten species drink at dawn, four at dusk, and two at indeterminate times. When drinking, water is sucked into the
408:. They are ground-dwelling birds restricted to treeless, open country, such as plains, savannahs, and semi-deserts. They are distributed across northern, southern, and eastern Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, and India through central Asia. The ranges of the
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with the males being slightly larger and more brightly colored than the females. They have eleven strong primary feathers and long pointed wings, giving them a fast and direct flight. The muscles of the wings are powerful and the birds are capable of rapid
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and very occasionally is irruptive, appearing in areas well outside its normal range. This happened in 1863 and 1888, and a major irruption took place in 1908 when many birds were seen as far afield as
Ireland and the United Kingdom where they bred in
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Sandgrouse have small, pigeon-like heads and necks and sturdy compact bodies. They range in size from 24 to 40 centimetres (9.4 to 15.7 in) in length and from 150 to 500 grams (5.3 to 17.6 oz) in weight. The adults are
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to members of their own species and many hundreds or thousands synchronise their arrival at the drinking site despite converging from many different locations scattered over hundreds of square miles (kilometres) of territory.
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beak, which is then raised to let the water flow down into the crop. By repeating this procedure rapidly, enough water to last twenty four hours can be swallowed in a few seconds. As they travel to water holes, they
748:, an unusual characteristic. More recently, it has been reported that they cannot suck up water in this way, and they are now treated separately in the order Pterocliformes. They have been considered
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at first, and their parents shade them during the hottest part of the day, and brood them to keep warm at night. The chicks remain with their parents, as a family group, for several months.
464:, generally being in shades of sandy brown, grey and buff, and variously mottled and barred, enabling the birds to merge into the dusty landscape. There is a dense layer of under
2196:. No species is considered to be threatened although there have been some localised range contractions, particularly in Europe. A subspecies of the chestnut-bellied sandgrouse,
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Sandgrouse have little interaction with people, primarily because most species live in arid unpopulated areas and at low densities. They are not generally sought after as
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duties are shared; in most species, the males incubate at night while the females sit on the eggs during the day. The eggs usually hatch after 20–25 days.
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due to the similarities the family shares with the true grouse. However, it was later discovered that these similarities are superficial and a result of
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Hackett, Shannon J.; Kimball, Rebecca T.; Reddy, Sushma; et al. (2008). "A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history".
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763:, together with the Columbiformes. In the larger study by Hackett et al. (2008) they were once again positioned close to the Columbiformes, in
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ground. The sandgrouse tend to avoid sites with cover for mammalian predators and their greatest risk is usually from predatory birds.
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feed rapidly, exploring loose soil with their beaks and flicking it away sideways. Grit is also swallowed to help grind up food in the
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as they are not especially palatable, although they have on occasion been taken in great numbers at water holes. An attempt to
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sometimes travels over 100 miles (160 km) daily to reach a water source. Not all species need to drink every day, and the
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Ferns, P. N.; Hinsley, S. A. (1995). "Importance of
Topography in the Selection of Drinking Sites by Sandgrouse".
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have legs feathered just at the front, no feathers on the toes, and rudimentary hind toes raised off the ground.
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does not need to travel to drink, because of the abundance of water from melting snowfields in its habitat.
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and other grain are readily taken. Seeds are either collected from the ground or directly from the plants.
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Ward, P. (1972). "The functional significance of mass drinking flights by sandgrouse (Pteroclididae)".
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and sustained flight. In some species, the central feathers in the tail are extended into long points.
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have feathers growing on both the legs and toes, and no hind toes, while members of the genus
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Fain, Matthew G.; Houde, Peter (2004). "Parallel radiations in the primary clades of birds".
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largely due to their reported ability to drink by the "sucking" or "pumping" action of
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of Egypt in 1979. It is thought to be extinct, but the reasons for this are unknown.
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techniques vary between species that coexist, which reduces competition; in
Namibia,
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and the pin-tailed sandgrouse even extend into the
Iberian Peninsula and France, and
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Maclean, G. L. (1967). "Die systematische
Stellung der Flughühner(Pteroclididae)".
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and the other fourteen species, from Africa and Asia, are placed in the genus
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2546:"Drinking behavior of sandgrouse in the Namib and Kalahari deserts, Africa"
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though some make local migrations, typically to lower altitudes in winter.
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are mainly found in the drier parts of northern, eastern, and southern
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Crome, F.H.J.; Hutchins, M.; Thoney, D.A.; McDade, M.C., eds. (2004).
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this way is 15 to 20 millilitres (0.5 to 0.7 fluid ounces).
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In the DNA-study by Fain and Houde (2004) they were included in the
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 4: Sandgrouse to
Cuckoos
2574:. Vol. 9 (2nd ed.). Detroit, MI: Gale. pp. 241–246.
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birds, and are thought by some to be closer to the shorebirds (
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del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A.; Sargatal, J., eds. (1997).
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Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa
605:. Other food items eaten include green shoots and leaves,
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Cade, T. J.; Willoughby, E. J.; Maclean, G. L. (1966).
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1965:– Northwest Africa, Canary Islands, Iberian Peninsula,
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plants are usually an important part of the diet. In
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Birds of Heath and
Woodland: Pteroclidae: Sandgrouse
1690:– north east Uganda, north Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia
541:, though the range of some species extends into the
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Birds II: Columbiformes (Pigeons, Doves, and Dodos)
2123:Mountains of central Asia, Tibet and central China
378:
302:
2661:
2259:Crome, France H.J. (1991). Forshaw, Joseph (ed.).
2258:
2037:Length 25 to 28 centimetres (9.8 to 11.0 in)
1925:Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa
396:. The two central Asian species are classified as
1877:– Israel, Sinai, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia
1793:– south Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa
1508:– Middle East, Turkey and eastward to Kazakhstan
597:are gregarious and feed and drink in large flocks
481:Pallas's sandgrouse in a field in the Gobi Desert
5280:
420:in large numbers from its normal range in Asia.
2297:. London: Orbis Publishing Ltd. pp. 2–11.
2153:Length 30 to 41 centimetres (12 to 16 in)
2119:Length 30 to 41 centimetres (12 to 16 in)
1921:Length 31 to 39 centimetres (12 to 15 in)
1545:Length 31 to 39 centimetres (12 to 15 in)
1496:Length 31 to 39 centimetres (12 to 15 in)
2489:
2082:Northern Africa, Middle East and western Asia
1557:– Namibia, Botswana, north west Cape Province
493:of central Asia. Their range extends from the
4875:
3252:
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2263:. London: Merehurst Press. pp. 114–115.
1503:– Spain, Portugal, France, north west Africa
728:The Pteroclidae was formerly included in the
549:. The Madagascar sandgrouse is restricted to
3766:
1892:– Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
441:The legs are short and members of the genus
3186:
2342:
1562:– Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Transvaal
4882:
4868:
3259:
3245:
2524:
2320:
2318:
2316:
2314:
2224:
2222:
2220:
2218:
2216:
1798:– Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, north Zambia
1734:– Sudan, Eritrea, north Ethiopia, Somalia
47:
2634:METAVES I Columbimorphae, Eurypygimorphae
2434:
2432:
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2286:
2284:
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2280:
2229:Campbell, Bruce; Lack, Elizabeth (1985).
1960:– Kazakhstan, Pakistan and western China
3191:. London: A & C Black. p. 133.
2373:
2192:failed but they have been introduced to
2175:
1759:– south Ethiopia, Kenya, north Tanzania
1456:
736:. Sandgrouse were later placed near the
684:
589:
580:
476:
3266:
2563:
2311:
2292:
2213:
1872:– Sahara, Sahel, south Morocco to Chad
392:. They are traditionally placed in two
14:
5294:Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
5281:
2518:
2429:
2277:
2157:Mountains and steppes of central Asia
5054:
5053:
4863:
3751:
3240:
3163:"IUCN Red List of Threatened Species"
2254:
2252:
1967:Cyprus, Middle East, Turkey and Iran
1685:– south east Kenya and east Tanzania
4818:
2629:
2623:
2330:Creagrus: Bird Families of the World
644:feed slowly and methodically whilst
30:For the ornithological journal, see
4842:
2078:Length 33 centimetres (13 in)
1754:– south east Iran, Pakistan, India
1749:– Egypt (almost certainly extinct)
1739:– Saudi Arabia, Gulf States, Yemen
585:
24:
2388:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1972.tb00854.x
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1819:
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1720:
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1631:– Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan
1617:
1583:
1536:
1514:
1487:
513:. They are normally resident, but
25:
5305:
3720:Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
3208:
3187:Hume, J. P.; Walters, M. (2012).
3140:. Ultimate Upland. Archived from
4841:
4829:
4817:
4806:
4805:
4696:(New World vultures and condors)
344:
292:
67:
5014:Madagascar or masked sandgrouse
3217:on the Internet Bird Collection
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3130:
3102:
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3018:
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2537:
2533:(Zool. Anz. Suppl. 12): 69–102.
2525:Lorenz, K. (1939). "Verhandl".
2261:Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds
1592:Length 25 cm (10 in)
472:
3752:
3229:New International Encyclopedia
2483:
2394:
2367:
1468:Description, range and status
423:
13:
1:
3138:"Chestnut Bellied Sandgrouse"
2830:"Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
2207:
1636:– Sahara, Morocco to Red Sea
3118:The Internet Bird Collection
3090:The Internet Bird Collection
3062:The Internet Bird Collection
3034:The Internet Bird Collection
3006:The Internet Bird Collection
2978:The Internet Bird Collection
2950:The Internet Bird Collection
2922:The Internet Bird Collection
2894:The Internet Bird Collection
2866:The Internet Bird Collection
2858:"Yellow-throated sandgrouse
2838:The Internet Bird Collection
2810:The Internet Bird Collection
2782:The Internet Bird Collection
2754:The Internet Bird Collection
2726:The Internet Bird Collection
2698:The Internet Bird Collection
2235:. Buteo Books. p. 520.
1695:– west Kenya, west Tanzania
1680:There are three subspecies:
1547:There are three subspecies:
774:
704:. Eggs are near elliptical.
7:
4984:Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
4760:(woodpeckers and relatives)
2914:"Lichtenstein's sandgrouse
2293:Gooders, John, ed. (1979).
1867:There are five subspecies:
1706:Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
1626:There are five subspecies:
1266:Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
723:
716:are too small and young to
680:
601:Sandgrouse are principally
10:
5310:
5004:Yellow-throated sandgrouse
4622:(cormorants and relatives)
3715:Extinct species since 1500
2970:"Black-bellied sandgrouse
2916:(Pterocles lichtensteinii)
2718:"Double-banded sandgrouse
1955:There are two subspecies:
1788:There are two subspecies:
1769:Yellow-throated sandgrouse
1729:There are six subspecies:
1498:There are two subspecies:
1462:Common and binomial names
1449:
1096:yellow-throated sandgrouse
29:
5062:
5024:Lichtenstein's sandgrouse
4962:
4937:
4915:
4801:
4752:(kingfishers and rollers)
4684:
4639:
4606:(albatrosses and petrels)
4578:
4549:
4520:
4499:
4490:(swifts and hummingbirds)
4472:(nightjars and relatives)
4460:
4423:
4414:
4381:
4344:
4335:
4326:
4322:
4296:(pheasants and relatives)
4271:
4195:
4154:
4092:
4064:
4040:
4016:
3989:
3910:
3897:
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3827:
3823:
3762:
3758:
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3743:
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3485:
3435:
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3279:
3028:(Pterocles quadricinctus)
1882:– Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya
1848:Lichtenstein's sandgrouse
1351:
1326:
1319:
1295:
1288:
1254:
1230:
1223:
1216:
1191:
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1116:
1109:
1084:
1077:
1070:
1040:
1028:
979:Lichtenstein's sandgrouse
967:
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247:
168:
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64:Scientific classification
62:
55:
46:
41:
5029:Double-banded sandgrouse
4994:Black-bellied sandgrouse
4651:(seriemas and relatives)
4630:(pelicans and relatives)
3026:"Four-banded sandgrouse
2802:"Black-faced sandgrouse
2326:"Pteroclidae Sandgrouse"
1936:Black-bellied sandgrouse
1852:Pterocles lichtensteinii
1651:– Sinai, Israel, Jordan
1526:Double-banded sandgrouse
1306:Black-bellied sandgrouse
890:double-banded sandgrouse
642:double-banded sandgrouse
555:black-bellied sandgrouse
509:to northern and central
410:black-bellied sandgrouse
230:Roberts, 1922 non Gmelin
57:Double-banded sandgrouse
4744:(hornbills and hoopoes)
4659:(falcons and relatives)
2998:"Madagascan sandgrouse
2746:"Burchell's sandgrouse
2690:"Pin-tailed sandgrouse
2461:10.1126/science.1157704
2200:, was last seen in the
2022:Pterocles quadricinctus
1044:Calopterocles burchelli
339:, members of the order
287:is the common name for
5039:Four-banded sandgrouse
5019:Black-faced sandgrouse
4728:(trogons and quetzals)
4540:(cranes and relatives)
3810:(emus and cassowaries)
3700:Glossary of bird terms
3512:Confuciusornithiformes
3112:(Syrrhaptes paradoxus)
3084:(Syrrhaptes tibetanus)
3056:(Pterocles senegallus)
3000:(Pterocles personatus)
2972:(Pterocles orientalis)
2860:(Pterocles gutturalis)
2492:Journal of Ornithology
2168:
2160:Status: Least concern
2149:
2126:Status: Least concern
2115:
2093:
2085:Status: Least concern
2074:
2052:
2044:Status: Least concern
2033:
2018:Four-banded sandgrouse
2010:Status: Least concern
2000:
1978:
1970:Status: Least concern
1951:
1928:Status: Least concern
1917:
1894:Status: Least concern
1863:
1841:
1833:Status: Least concern
1824:
1801:Status: Least concern
1784:
1761:Status: Least concern
1744:– Mauritania to Sudan
1725:
1698:Status: Least concern
1676:
1661:Black-faced sandgrouse
1653:Status: Least concern
1622:
1599:Status: Least concern
1588:
1565:Status: Least concern
1541:
1519:
1511:Status: Least concern
1492:
922:four-banded sandgrouse
858:black-faced sandgrouse
693:
613:. Insect food such as
598:
482:
335:of sixteen species of
5259:Paleobiology Database
5009:Burchell's sandgrouse
4974:Pin-tailed sandgrouse
4569:(kagu and sunbittern)
4532:(gulls and relatives)
3537:Songlingornithiformes
3502:Omnivoropterygiformes
3110:"Pallas's sandgrouse
2804:(Pterocles decoratus)
2776:(Pterocles coronatus)
2748:(Pterocles burchelli)
2720:(Pterocles bicinctus)
2354:(Namaqua sandgrouse)"
2232:A Dictionary of Birds
2176:Relations with humans
2167:
2148:
2114:
2092:
2073:
2051:
2032:
1999:
1985:Madagascar sandgrouse
1977:
1950:
1916:
1862:
1840:
1823:
1783:
1724:
1675:
1621:
1587:
1573:Burchell's sandgrouse
1540:
1518:
1491:
1477:Pin-tailed sandgrouse
1128:Madagascar sandgrouse
1052:Burchell's sandgrouse
814:pin-tailed sandgrouse
688:
622:sandgrouse. Seeds of
593:
581:Behaviour and ecology
559:pin-tailed sandgrouse
533:Members of the genus
485:Members of the genus
480:
200:Mourer-Chauviré, 1993
189:Mourer-Chauviré, 1992
4391:Phoenicopteriformes
3082:"Tibetan sandgrouse
3054:"Spotted sandgrouse
2942:"Namaqua sandgrouse
2886:"Painted sandgrouse
2774:"Crowned sandgrouse
2138:Syrrhaptes paradoxus
2104:Syrrhaptes tibetanus
2063:Pterocles senegallus
1989:Pterocles personatus
1940:Pterocles orientalis
1875:P. l. lichtensteinii
1773:Pterocles gutturalis
1552:– south west Angola
767:, but also with the
734:convergent evolution
32:Sandgrouse (journal)
4954:Pallas's sandgrouse
4362:Mesitornithiformes
4356:(doves and pigeons)
3690:Families and orders
3552:Ichthyornithiformes
3527:Patagopterygiformes
3223:"Sand-grouse"
2944:(Pterocles namaqua)
2888:(Pterocles indicus)
2832:(Pterocles exustus)
2692:(Pterocles alchata)
2630:Boyd, John (2007).
2527:Deutsch. Zool. Ges.
2453:2008Sci...320.1763H
2447:(5884): 1763–1768.
2134:Pallas's sandgrouse
1665:Pterocles decoratus
1614:Lichtenstein, 1823
1611:Pterocles coronatus
1577:Pterocles burchelli
1530:Pterocles bicinctus
1363:Pallas's sandgrouse
1264:(lesser pin-tailed/
1149:(Lichtenstain 1823)
573:. Most species are
515:Pallas's sandgrouse
414:Pallas's sandgrouse
5034:Painted sandgrouse
4999:Crowned sandgrouse
4989:Spotted sandgrouse
4979:Namaqua sandgrouse
4949:Tibetan sandgrouse
4704:(eagles and hawks)
4604:Procellariiformes
4509:Opisthocomiformes
4478:Steatornithiformes
3705:List by population
3542:Hongshanornithidae
3467:Evolution of birds
2641:(personal website)
2504:10.1007/BF01671410
2403:Functional Ecology
2169:
2150:
2116:
2100:Tibetan sandgrouse
2094:
2075:
2059:Spotted sandgrouse
2053:
2034:
2001:
1979:
1952:
1918:
1902:Namaqua sandgrouse
1864:
1842:
1825:
1809:Painted sandgrouse
1785:
1726:
1716:(Pictured on left)
1677:
1623:
1607:Crowned sandgrouse
1589:
1542:
1520:
1493:
1338:Tibetan sandgrouse
1241:Namaqua sandgrouse
1203:Spotted sandgrouse
1153:Crowned sandgrouse
954:painted sandgrouse
694:
690:Painted sandgrouse
675:Tibetan sandgrouse
646:Namaqua sandgrouse
599:
595:Namaqua sandgrouse
483:
431:sexually dimorphic
5274:
5273:
5246:Open Tree of Life
5056:Taxon identifiers
5047:
5046:
4857:
4856:
4797:
4796:
4793:
4792:
4789:
4788:
4785:
4784:
4781:
4780:
4777:
4776:
4773:
4772:
4769:
4768:
4590:(loons or divers)
4559:Phaethontiformes
4551:Phaethontimorphae
4501:Opisthocomiformes
4470:Caprimulgiformes
4410:
4409:
4399:Podicipediformes
4318:
4317:
4314:
4313:
4310:
4309:
4036:
4035:
3819:
3818:
3776:Struthioniformes
3644:Waterfowl hunting
3577:Gastornithiformes
3572:Aepyornithiformes
3562:Lithornithiformes
3215:Sandgrouse videos
3198:978-1-4081-5725-1
2668:. Lynx Editions.
2595:(11): 2558–2573.
2352:Pterocles namaqua
2173:
2172:
2066:(Linnaeus, 1771)
2025:(Temminck, 1815)
1943:(Linnaeus, 1758)
1906:Pterocles namaqua
1813:Pterocles indicus
1710:Pterocles exustus
1484:(Linnaeus, 1766)
1481:Pterocles alchata
1446:
1445:
1437:
1436:
1428:
1427:
1419:
1418:
1410:
1409:
1401:
1400:
1392:
1391:
1383:
1382:
1374:
1373:
1360:
1335:
1303:
1277:
1276:
1263:
1238:
1200:
1173:
1172:
1164:
1163:
1150:
1125:
1093:
1049:
1017:
1016:
1008:
1007:
999:
998:
990:
989:
976:
971:N. lichtensteinii
951:
919:
887:
855:
811:
806:Pterocles alchata
497:through southern
489:are found in the
282:
281:
241:
231:
221:
211:
201:
190:
179:
159:
142:
16:(Redirected from
5301:
5267:
5266:
5254:
5253:
5241:
5240:
5228:
5227:
5225:NHMSYS0021252494
5215:
5214:
5202:
5201:
5189:
5188:
5176:
5175:
5163:
5162:
5150:
5149:
5137:
5136:
5124:
5123:
5111:
5110:
5098:
5097:
5096:
5083:
5082:
5081:
5051:
5050:
4900:: Pterocliformes
4884:
4877:
4870:
4861:
4860:
4845:
4844:
4833:
4821:
4820:
4809:
4808:
4761:
4753:
4745:
4737:
4734:Leptosomiformes
4729:
4721:
4713:
4705:
4702:Accipitriformes
4697:
4676:
4675:(perching birds)
4668:
4660:
4652:
4631:
4623:
4615:
4607:
4599:
4596:Sphenisciformes
4591:
4570:
4562:
4541:
4533:
4530:Charadriiformes
4512:
4491:
4473:
4452:
4444:
4441:Musophagiformes
4436:
4421:
4420:
4402:
4394:
4373:
4365:
4357:
4342:
4341:
4333:
4332:
4324:
4323:
4297:
4284:
4062:
4061:
4058:
4051:
3964:
3957:
3921:
3908:
3907:
3904:
3895:
3894:
3891:
3856:
3855:
3852:
3851:
3825:
3824:
3811:
3803:
3795:
3787:
3779:
3764:
3763:
3760:
3759:
3749:
3748:
3745:
3744:
3612:Bird collections
3567:Dinornithiformes
3472:Darwin's finches
3462:Origin of flight
3402:Seabird breeding
3392:Sexual selection
3261:
3254:
3247:
3238:
3237:
3233:
3225:
3203:
3202:
3184:
3178:
3177:
3175:
3174:
3159:
3153:
3152:
3150:
3149:
3134:
3128:
3127:
3125:
3124:
3106:
3100:
3099:
3097:
3096:
3078:
3072:
3071:
3069:
3068:
3050:
3044:
3043:
3041:
3040:
3022:
3016:
3015:
3013:
3012:
2994:
2988:
2987:
2985:
2984:
2966:
2960:
2959:
2957:
2956:
2938:
2932:
2931:
2929:
2928:
2910:
2904:
2903:
2901:
2900:
2882:
2876:
2875:
2873:
2872:
2854:
2848:
2847:
2845:
2844:
2826:
2820:
2819:
2817:
2816:
2798:
2792:
2791:
2789:
2788:
2770:
2764:
2763:
2761:
2760:
2742:
2736:
2735:
2733:
2732:
2714:
2708:
2707:
2705:
2704:
2686:
2680:
2679:
2667:
2657:
2651:
2650:
2648:
2646:
2640:
2627:
2621:
2620:
2582:
2576:
2575:
2567:
2561:
2560:
2550:
2541:
2535:
2534:
2522:
2516:
2515:
2487:
2481:
2480:
2436:
2427:
2426:
2398:
2392:
2391:
2371:
2365:
2364:
2362:
2361:
2346:
2340:
2339:
2337:
2336:
2322:
2309:
2308:
2290:
2275:
2274:
2256:
2247:
2246:
2226:
1963:P. o. orientalis
1796:P. g. saturatior
1791:P. g. gutturalis
1757:P. e. olivascens
1693:P. d. loveridgei
1688:P. d. ellenbecki
1560:P. b. multicolor
1506:P. a. caudacutus
1454:
1453:
1358:
1333:
1322:
1321:
1302:
1291:
1290:
1261:
1237:
1226:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1198:
1187:
1186:
1148:
1126:(Masked/Gould's/
1123:
1112:
1111:
1091:
1080:
1079:
1073:
1072:
1047:
1031:
1030:
974:
949:
938:
937:
917:
914:N. quadricinctus
906:
905:
885:
874:
873:
853:
842:
841:
830:
829:
809:
793:
792:
783:
782:
586:Diet and feeding
391:
390:
387:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
330:
329:
326:
325:
322:
319:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
260:Pteroclidiformes
239:
229:
219:
209:
199:
188:
177:
154:
137:
72:
71:
51:
39:
38:
21:
5309:
5308:
5304:
5303:
5302:
5300:
5299:
5298:
5279:
5278:
5275:
5270:
5262:
5257:
5249:
5244:
5236:
5231:
5223:
5218:
5210:
5205:
5197:
5192:
5184:
5179:
5171:
5166:
5158:
5153:
5145:
5140:
5132:
5127:
5119:
5114:
5106:
5101:
5092:
5091:
5086:
5077:
5076:
5071:
5058:
5048:
5043:
4958:
4933:
4911:
4888:
4858:
4853:
4765:
4759:
4751:
4743:
4742:Bucerotiformes
4736:(cuckoo-roller)
4735:
4727:
4719:
4711:
4703:
4695:
4694:Cathartiformes
4680:
4674:
4666:
4665:Psittaciformes
4658:
4650:
4635:
4629:
4628:Pelecaniformes
4621:
4613:
4605:
4597:
4589:
4574:
4568:
4567:Eurypygiformes
4560:
4545:
4539:
4531:
4516:
4510:
4495:
4489:
4471:
4456:
4450:
4442:
4434:
4406:
4400:
4392:
4377:
4371:
4370:Pterocliformes
4363:
4355:
4306:
4295:
4282:
4267:
4191:
4150:
4088:
4053:
4052:
4045:
4044:
4032:
4012:
3985:
3962:
3955:
3915:
3914:
3902:
3901:
3885:
3884:
3881:
3879:
3877:
3875:
3873:
3871:
3869:
3867:
3865:
3863:
3861:
3846:
3844:
3842:
3840:
3838:
3836:
3834:
3832:
3830:
3815:
3809:
3808:Casuariiformes
3801:
3800:Apterygiformes
3793:
3785:
3777:
3754:
3739:
3710:Lists by region
3678:
3588:
3581:
3522:Chaoyangiformes
3507:Jeholornithidae
3481:
3445:Origin of birds
3431:
3412:Brood parasites
3358:
3288:
3275:
3265:
3220:
3211:
3206:
3199:
3185:
3181:
3172:
3170:
3161:
3160:
3156:
3147:
3145:
3136:
3135:
3131:
3122:
3120:
3108:
3107:
3103:
3094:
3092:
3080:
3079:
3075:
3066:
3064:
3052:
3051:
3047:
3038:
3036:
3024:
3023:
3019:
3010:
3008:
2996:
2995:
2991:
2982:
2980:
2968:
2967:
2963:
2954:
2952:
2940:
2939:
2935:
2926:
2924:
2912:
2911:
2907:
2898:
2896:
2884:
2883:
2879:
2870:
2868:
2856:
2855:
2851:
2842:
2840:
2828:
2827:
2823:
2814:
2812:
2800:
2799:
2795:
2786:
2784:
2772:
2771:
2767:
2758:
2756:
2744:
2743:
2739:
2730:
2728:
2716:
2715:
2711:
2702:
2700:
2688:
2687:
2683:
2676:
2658:
2654:
2644:
2642:
2638:
2628:
2624:
2583:
2579:
2568:
2564:
2548:
2542:
2538:
2523:
2519:
2488:
2484:
2437:
2430:
2415:10.2307/2389999
2399:
2395:
2372:
2368:
2359:
2357:
2348:
2347:
2343:
2334:
2332:
2324:
2323:
2312:
2305:
2291:
2278:
2271:
2257:
2250:
2243:
2227:
2214:
2210:
2178:
2159:
2158:
2156:
2154:
2141:(Pallas, 1773)
2140:
2136:
2125:
2124:
2122:
2120:
2106:
2102:
2084:
2083:
2081:
2079:
2065:
2061:
2043:
2042:
2041:Central Africa
2040:
2038:
2024:
2020:
2009:
2008:
2006:
2004:
1991:
1987:
1969:
1968:
1966:
1961:
1958:P. o. arenarius
1956:
1942:
1938:
1927:
1926:
1924:
1922:
1909:(Gmelin, 1789)
1908:
1904:
1893:
1888:
1883:
1878:
1873:
1868:
1855:Temminck, 1825
1854:
1850:
1832:
1831:
1829:
1816:(Gmelin, 1789)
1815:
1811:
1800:
1799:
1794:
1789:
1775:
1771:
1760:
1755:
1752:P. e. hindustan
1750:
1745:
1740:
1737:P. e. erlangeri
1735:
1730:
1714:
1713:Temminck, 1825
1712:
1708:
1697:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1683:P. d. decoratus
1681:
1667:
1663:
1652:
1647:
1644:P. c. saturatus
1642:
1637:
1634:P. c. coronatus
1632:
1627:
1613:
1609:
1598:
1597:
1595:
1593:
1579:
1575:
1564:
1563:
1558:
1555:P. b. bicinctus
1553:
1548:
1546:
1533:Temminck, 1815
1532:
1528:
1510:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1497:
1483:
1479:
1452:
1447:
1438:
1429:
1420:
1411:
1402:
1393:
1384:
1375:
1278:
1262:(Temminck 1825)
1199:(Linnaeus 1771)
1174:
1165:
1018:
1009:
1000:
991:
975:(Temminck 1825)
886:(Temminck 1815)
810:(Linnaeus 1766)
777:
754:Charadriiformes
726:
702:Charadriiformes
696:Sandgrouse are
683:
671:Kalahari Desert
588:
583:
569:, and southern
517:can be locally
475:
426:
347:
343:
295:
291:
263:Pterocleiformes
178:Lambrecht, 1933
153:
136:
66:
35:
28:
27:Family of birds
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
5307:
5297:
5296:
5291:
5272:
5271:
5269:
5268:
5255:
5242:
5229:
5216:
5203:
5190:
5177:
5164:
5155:Fauna Europaea
5151:
5138:
5125:
5112:
5099:
5084:
5068:
5066:
5060:
5059:
5045:
5044:
5042:
5041:
5036:
5031:
5026:
5021:
5016:
5011:
5006:
5001:
4996:
4991:
4986:
4981:
4976:
4970:
4968:
4960:
4959:
4957:
4956:
4951:
4945:
4943:
4935:
4934:
4932:
4931:
4923:
4921:
4913:
4912:
4910:
4909:
4908:
4907:
4901:
4887:
4886:
4879:
4872:
4864:
4855:
4854:
4852:
4851:
4839:
4827:
4815:
4802:
4799:
4798:
4795:
4794:
4791:
4790:
4787:
4786:
4783:
4782:
4779:
4778:
4775:
4774:
4771:
4770:
4767:
4766:
4764:
4763:
4755:
4750:Coraciiformes
4747:
4739:
4731:
4726:Trogoniformes
4723:
4715:
4707:
4699:
4690:
4688:
4682:
4681:
4679:
4678:
4673:Passeriformes
4670:
4662:
4657:Falconiformes
4654:
4649:Cariamiformes
4645:
4643:
4637:
4636:
4634:
4633:
4625:
4617:
4612:Ciconiiformes
4609:
4601:
4593:
4584:
4582:
4576:
4575:
4573:
4572:
4564:
4555:
4553:
4547:
4546:
4544:
4543:
4535:
4526:
4524:
4522:Cursorimorphae
4518:
4517:
4515:
4514:
4505:
4503:
4497:
4496:
4494:
4493:
4485:
4480:
4475:
4466:
4464:
4458:
4457:
4455:
4454:
4446:
4438:
4429:
4427:
4418:
4412:
4411:
4408:
4407:
4405:
4404:
4396:
4387:
4385:
4383:Mirandornithes
4379:
4378:
4376:
4375:
4367:
4359:
4354:Columbiformes
4350:
4348:
4346:Columbimorphae
4339:
4330:
4320:
4319:
4316:
4315:
4312:
4311:
4308:
4307:
4305:
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5289:Pteroclididae
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5265:
5260:
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5108:Pteroclididae
5104:
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4906:: Pteroclidae
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4561:(tropicbirds)
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4523:
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4507:
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4467:
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4459:
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4428:
4426:
4422:
4419:
4417:
4413:
4403:
4397:
4395:
4389:
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4018:Anseranatidae
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3988:
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3782:
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3774:
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3769:
3768:Palaeognathae
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1881:
1876:
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1870:P. l. targius
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1747:P. e. floweri
1743:
1742:P. e. exustus
1738:
1733:
1732:P. e. ellioti
1728:
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3602:Ornithology
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1641:– Pakistan
1639:P. c. ladas
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