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Four-banded Sandgrouse

Pterocles quadricinctus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

34.9 cm

वजन

179.62666666666667 g

कुल

Pteroclidae

गण

Pterocliformes

के बारे में

Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) — 26–30 cm. Brown with multiple thin black-and-white breast bands; barred above; short tail. Inhabits dry savanna, open woodland, and Sahelian scrub across West and Central Africa. Granivore; crepuscular drinker. Male belly-soaks to deliver water.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	34.9 cm	13.7 in
वजन	179.62666666666667 g	6.34 oz

पहचान

पंख

Four-banded Sandgrouse: four distinct dark belly bands on white; sandy-brown above; short tail; West African forest-edge species

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC.

अंडों की संख्या

2-3

ध्वनि

गीत

Loud, cackling call with chattering quality; rapid notes carrying across East African dry four-banded terrain.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Pterocliformes (Sandgrouse)
कुल	Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse)
Genus	Pterocles
प्रजातियां	Pterocles quadricinctus

Distribution

Four-banded Sandgrouse has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded