Crowned Sandgrouse vs Pallas's Sandgrouse

Pterocles coronatus 比較対象 Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Crowned Sandgrouse Pallas's Sandgrouse
学名 Pterocles coronatus Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Pterocliformes Pterocliformes
Pteroclidae Pteroclidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 38.4 cm (15.1 in) 47.2 cm (18.6 in)
体重 280.0 g (9.88 oz) 250.0 g (8.82 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Crowned Sandgrouse only

None

Pallas's Sandgrouse only

Song & Call Comparison

Crowned Sandgrouse

さえずり

Loud, melodious crowning call; distinctive resonant notes carrying across North African dry open landscape.

Pallas's Sandgrouse

さえずり

Loud, far-carrying call with penetrating quality; powerful resonant notes audible across open terrain.

保全状況

Least Concern

Crowned Sandgrouse

Least Concern

Pallas's Sandgrouse

How to Tell Them Apart

Crowned Sandgrouse

羽毛

Crowned Sandgrouse: pale sandy-cream; pinkish-orange crown; black facial markings; white belly; sandy above; African-Arabian desert

Pallas's Sandgrouse

羽毛

Pallas's Sandgrouse: males with chestnut-and-black belly band; sandy above; pin-like tail; white belly; central Asian steppe species

About These Birds

Crowned Sandgrouse

Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) — 26–30 cm. Pale sandy with fine markings; male with orange face and black-and-white forehead pattern; short tail. Inhabits stony and rocky desert from the Sahara through the Middle East to Pakistan. Granivore; highly cryptic against rock and gravel. Drinks at dawn.

Pallas's Sandgrouse

Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) — 38–42 cm. Sandy-buff with black belly patch; long pin-tail feathers; feathered feet. Inhabits Central Asian steppe and desert from Kazakhstan to Mongolia and northern China. Irruptive migrant; periodically moves west to Europe in large numbers. Granivore; forms large flocks at waterholes.

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