Crowned sandgrouse
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| Species: | P. coronatus
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| Pterocles coronatus Lichtenstein, 1823
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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]
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
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus)". The Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
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