Sandgrouse is the common name for Pteroclidae /tɛˈrɒklɪdiː/, a family of sixteen species of bird, members of the order Pterocliformes /ˌtɛrəklɪfɔːrmiːz/...
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The Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus) is a large bird in the sandgrouse family. The genus name Syrrhaptes is from Ancient Greek surrhaptos, "sewn...
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Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) is a medium to large bird in the sandgrouse family. Marco Polo mentions a bird called Bargherlac (from Turkmen...
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The Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua), is a species of ground-dwelling bird in the sandgrouse family. It is found in arid regions of south-western...
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The black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family. The nominate race breeds in Iberian Peninsula , Northwest...
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The pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata) is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family. It has a small, pigeon-like head and neck and a sturdy...
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The crowned sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) is a species of bird in the sandgrouse family, the Pteroclidae from North Africa and the Middle East. A fairly...
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The four-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) is a medium-sized bird in the sandgrouse family. The four-banded sandgrouse is 25–28 cm long. Its...
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painted sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus) is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family Pteroclidae found in India and Pakistan. The painted sandgrouse was...
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The chestnut-bellied sandgrouse or common sandgrouse[citation needed] (Pterocles exustus) is a species of sandgrouse. It is a sedentary and nomadic species...
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The spotted sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus) is a species of ground dwelling bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is found in arid regions of northern and...
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Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is found in arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa...
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francolin Common quail Harlequin quail Namaqua sandgrouse Double-banded sandgrouse Burchell's sandgrouse White-faced duck Egyptian goose Yellow-billed...
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Lichtenstein's sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) is a species of bird in the Pteroclidae family, which is named after Martin Lichtenstein. They are...
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The double-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a species of predominantly terrestrial, or ground-dwelling (though not flightless), bird in the family...
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The Madagascar sandgrouse (Pterocles personatus) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and is a ground-dwelling short-legged...
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The yellow-throated sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia...
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birds of the orders Columbiformes (pigeons and doves), Pterocliformes (sandgrouse), and Mesitornithiformes (mesites). Previous analyses had also recovered...
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The black-faced sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus) is a species of bird in the Pteroclidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and...
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Linxiavis inaquosus is an extinct species of sandgrouse known from a partial skeleton, found in the Late Miocene Liushu Formation (6–9 Ma) at the edge...
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(which are caught and trained for hunting), eagles, hawks, vultures, sandgrouse, and bulbuls. There are several species of snakes, many of which are venomous...
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Sandgrouse is the journal of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East. It is named after a family of birds which are particularly characteristic of...
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(nightjars, swifts, hummingbirds and allies) Columbimorphae (mesites, sandgrouse and pigeons) Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes) The three orphaned...
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found the columbiformes form a sister clade of a group conformed by the sandgrouses (Pterocliformes) and mesites (Mesitornithiformes). The name 'Columbidae'...
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List of birds of Korea (section Sandgrouse)
auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They...
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DK. ISBN 0-7894-8001-8. del Hoyo, Josep; Baptista, Luis, eds. (1997). Sandgrouse to cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Ed. ISBN 84-87334-22-9. Harrison, George (2005)...
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Pamela, eds. (December 2023). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union...
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Syrrhaptes is a genus of birds in the sandgrouse family. The genus name is from Ancient Greek surrhaptos, "sewn together"; the feathered toes of birds...
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birds in the sandgrouse family. It includes all the species in the family except for two central Asian species in Syrrhaptes. These sandgrouse have small...
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crowned sandgrouse, MacQueen's bustard, grey partridge, see-see partridge, white-tailed lapwing, chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, Lichtenstein's sandgrouse, painted...
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