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;[[:Category:Pterocles|Pterocles]] exustus | ;[[:Category:Pterocles|Pterocles]] exustus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 31–33 cm (12¼-13 in) | ||
*Buffy beige | *Buffy beige | ||
| + | *Dark underwing | ||
*Barred, elongated central tail feathers | *Barred, elongated central tail feathers | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:DSC06829.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Shantilal+Varu|Shantilal Varu}}<br />Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]], June 2016]] | |
| − | [[Image: | + | Central and northern [[Africa]] and southern [[Asia]]. <br /> |
| + | '''Northern Africa''': occurs only in [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegal]], [[Mali]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Iran]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] | ||
Introduced on the Island of [[Hawaii]], and persistent in the thoroughly ranched area between the town of Waimea, the west slope of Mauna Kea and Hualalai. | Introduced on the Island of [[Hawaii]], and persistent in the thoroughly ranched area between the town of Waimea, the west slope of Mauna Kea and Hualalai. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:BRD 7560.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|atomicmak|atomicmak}}<br />Thol, Mehsana, Gujarat, [[India]], April 2009]] | ||
''Pterocles exustus'' has six subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Pterocles exustus'' has six subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''P. e. exustus'' | *''P. e. exustus'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Arid, | + | Arid semi-desert, usually with thorny scrub and trees. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | Their diet consists mostly of small hard seeds. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016) |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:53, 10 June 2016
- Pterocles exustus
Identification
31–33 cm (12¼-13 in)
- Buffy beige
- Dark underwing
- Barred, elongated central tail feathers
Distribution
Central and northern Africa and southern Asia.
Northern Africa: occurs only in Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania
Middle East: Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran
Asia: Pakistan, India and Bangladesh
Introduced on the Island of Hawaii, and persistent in the thoroughly ranched area between the town of Waimea, the west slope of Mauna Kea and Hualalai.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Pterocles exustus has six subspecies:[1]
- P. e. exustus
- Mauritania and Senegambia and east to Sudan
- P. e. floweri
- Egypt - thought extinct but recently rediscovered
- P. e. ellioti
- P. e. olivascens
- P. e. erlangeri
- Western and southern Arabian Peninsula
- P. e. hindustan
Habitat
Arid semi-desert, usually with thorny scrub and trees.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of small hard seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-bellied_Sandgrouse
External Links
