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| | *Chestnut throat patch | | *Chestnut throat patch |
| | '''Female''' : Similar to the male but rather more brown. Upperparts, head and breast are more finely marked. | | '''Female''' : Similar to the male but rather more brown. Upperparts, head and breast are more finely marked. |
| | + | [[Image:Bbs-forum.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|shorebirder|shorebirder}}<br />Fuerteventura, [[Canary Islands]], February 2012]] |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | [[Iberia]], northwest [[Africa]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]] and [[Israel]], [[Kazakhstan]], western [[China]] and northern [[Pakistan]]. | | [[Iberia]], northwest [[Africa]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]] and [[Israel]], [[Kazakhstan]], western [[China]] and northern [[Pakistan]]. |
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| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | ''Pterocles orientalis'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | | ''Pterocles orientalis'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
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| | :*Kazakstan to southern Iran, Afghanistan, and north-western China | | :*Kazakstan to southern Iran, Afghanistan, and north-western China |
| | :*The male is yellower above and greyer below than ''P. o. orientalis'' and the female is whiter below. | | :*The male is yellower above and greyer below than ''P. o. orientalis'' and the female is whiter below. |
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| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Dry open plains. | | Dry open plains. |
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| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | ====Breeding==== |
| | Its nest is a ground scrape; 3 greenish eggs with cryptic markings are laid. Both sexes incubate, but only the male brings water. | | Its nest is a ground scrape; 3 greenish eggs with cryptic markings are laid. Both sexes incubate, but only the male brings water. |
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| | ====Vocalisation==== | | ====Vocalisation==== |
| | The call is a soft ''chowrrr rrrr-rrrr''. | | The call is a soft ''chowrrr rrrr-rrrr''. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Wikipedia |
| | {{ref}} | | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Pterocles+orientalis}} | | {{GSearch|Pterocles+orientalis}} |
| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pterocles]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pterocles]] |
Current revision
- Pterocles orientalis
[edit] Identification
33-39cm.
Male
- Grey head, neck and breast
- Black underparts
- Golden-brown upperparts with darker markings
- Thin black border to lower breast
- Chestnut throat patch
Female : Similar to the male but rather more brown. Upperparts, head and breast are more finely marked.
[edit] Distribution
Iberia, northwest Africa, Canary Islands, Turkey, Cyprus and Israel, Kazakhstan, western China and northern Pakistan.
[edit] Taxonomy
Pterocles orientalis has two subspecies:[1]
- Fuerteventura Island, Iberian Peninsula and Morocco to western Iran
- Kazakstan to southern Iran, Afghanistan, and north-western China
- The male is yellower above and greyer below than P. o. orientalis and the female is whiter below.
[edit] Habitat
Dry open plains.
[edit] Behaviour
[edit] Breeding
Its nest is a ground scrape; 3 greenish eggs with cryptic markings are laid. Both sexes incubate, but only the male brings water.
[edit] Vocalisation
The call is a soft chowrrr rrrr-rrrr.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
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