Archive for the ‘Pteroclidae’ Category

• Pin-tailed sandgrouse

  Jul 9 | Sandgrouse | Little Stint | 868 Views | with No Comments

  The Pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata) is medium large bird of the Pteroclidae family. It is present in The Iberian Peninsular, N Africa, N Arabia and SW Central Asia. In the AWB Region it is resident across the Maghreb...

• Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse

  Jul 9 | Sandgrouse | Little Stint | 853 Views | with No Comments

  The Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse ( Pterocles exustus) is a medium sized plump ground bird species of the family Pteroclidae. It is resident across The Sahel, S Arabia, S Iran and the N Nile Valley. The resident Sahel area...

• Spotted sandgrouse

  Jul 9 | Sandgrouse | Little Stint | 847 Views | with No Comments

  The Spotted sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus) is a medium sized rounded ground bird species of the family Pteroclidae. It is resident across N Africa, The Middle East, S Iran and into NW India. It has a non- breeding range...

• Lichtenstein’s sandgrouse

  Jul 9 | Sandgrouse | Little Stint | 881 Views | with No Comments

  The Lichtenstein’s sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) is a medium sized ground bird of the family Pteroclidae. It has the unusual habit of being mostly nocturnal. It is sporadically resident across N Africa, S Arabia and...

• Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse

  Jul 9 | Pteroclidae | Little Stint | 851 Views | with No Comments

  The Family Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse is a family of medium sized sturdy ground dwelling birds. They are found in open country and semi-deserts across Africa, The Middle East, India and Central Asia...