Pterocles
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Pterocles is a genus of near passerine birds in the sandgrouse family. It includes all the species in the family except for two central Asian species in Syrrhaptes.
Pterocles senegallus hm
Pin tailed sandgrouse
2012 namaqua sandgrouse male
Chestnut bellied sandgrouse famale
Pin-tailed sandgrouse
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The pin-tailed sandgrouse is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family. It has a small, pigeon-like head and neck and a sturdy, compact body. It has long pointed wings, which are white underneath,
Pterocles
…1815 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. The type species was subsequently designated by the English zoologist George Robert Gray as the pin-tailed sandgrouse. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek πτερόν pteron meaning "wing" with -κλης -klēs meaning "notable" or "splendid". The genus contains 14 extant…
Pin-tailed sandgrouse
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