Sandgrouse
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Sandgrouse is the common name for Pteroclidae, a family of sixteen species of bird, members of the order Pterocliformes. They are traditionally placed in two genera. The two central Asian species are
Pterocles alchata
Pallas's sandgrouse in a field in the Gobi Desert
Namaqua sandgrouse are gregarious and feed and drink in large flocks
Painted sandgrouse chick
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,
Sandgrouse
…northern, southern, and eastern Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, and India through central Asia. The ranges of the black-bellied sandgrouse and the pin-tailed sandgrouse even extend into the Iberian Peninsula and France, and Pallas's sandgrouse occasionally breaks out in large numbers from its normal range in Asia…
Pin tailed sandgrouse
Pin-tailed sandgrouse
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