Posts Tagged ‘Pterocliformes’

• Crowned sandgrouse

  Aug 5 | Sandgrouse | Little Stint | 190 Views | with Comments Off on Crowned sandgrouse

  The Crowned sandgrouse – Pterocles coronatus, is a smaller sandgrouse species of Type – landfowl, Family Pteroclidae, and Order Pterocliformes. It is native and resident in N Africa and the Middle East. In the AWB...

• Black-bellied sandgrouse

  Aug 5 | Sandgrouse | Little Stint | 185 Views | with Comments Off on Black-bellied sandgrouse

  The Black-bellied sandgrouse – Pterocles orientalis, is a Eurasian terrestrial bird of Type – landfowl, Family Pteroclidae and Order Pterocliformes. It has two populations, one resident from NW Africa through Europe...

• Pin-tailed sandgrouse

  Jul 9 | Sandgrouse | Little Stint | 1011 Views | with No Comments

  The Pin-tailed sandgrouse – Pterocles alchata is medium large bird of the Family Pteroclidae and Order Pterocliformes. It is present in The Iberian Peninsular, N Africa, N Arabia and SW Central Asia. In the AWB Region it is...

• Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse

  Jul 9 | Sandgrouse | Little Stint | 998 Views | with No Comments

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

• Spotted sandgrouse

  Jul 9 | Sandgrouse | Little Stint | 987 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 | 1024 Views | with No Comments

  The Lichtenstein’s sandgrouse – Pterocles lichtensteinii is a medium sized ground bird of the family Pteroclidae and the Order Pterocliformes. It has the unusual habit of being mostly nocturnal. It is sporadically...

• Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse+

  Jul 9 | Pteroclidae | Little Stint | 986 Views | with No Comments

  The Family Pteroclidae – Sandgrouse+ is a family of medium sized sturdy ground dwelling birds. They are of Type – landfowl, and they are of the Order Pterocliformes. They are found in open country and semi-deserts...