Crowned sandgrouse
| Crowned sandgrouse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pteroclidiformes |
| Family: | Pteroclididae |
| Genus: | Pterocles |
| Species: | P. coronatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocles coronatus Lichtenstein, 1823 | |
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| World distribution | |
The crowned sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, and Yemen.
Length: 27–30 cm, body mass: 250–300 g. It forages on the ground on sprouts and seeds. Breeding takes place between April and August. Eggs in number of 2–3 are laid on the ground. Incubation period is unknown, but males are known to incubate during night.[2]
Crowned sandgrouse
Subspecies
There are five subspecies:[3]
- P. c. coronatus - Sahara, Morocco to Red Sea
- P. c. vastitas - Sinai, Israel and Jordan
- P. c. saturatus - Oman
- P. c. atratus - Saudi Arabia, Iran and Afghanistan
- P. c. ladas - Pakistan
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pterocles coronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ David Burni, Ben Hoare, Joseph DiCostanzo, Phil Benstead (2009). Ptaki. Encyklopedia (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. p. 243. ISBN 978-83-01-15733-3.
- ↑ "Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus)". The Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
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