Double-banded Sandgrouse vs Black-faced Sandgrouse

Pterocles bicinctus в сравнении с Pterocles decoratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Double-banded Sandgrouse Black-faced Sandgrouse
Научное название Pterocles bicinctus Pterocles decoratus
Отряд Pterocliformes Pterocliformes
Семейство Pteroclidae Pteroclidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 34,1 cm (13.4 in) 32,2 cm (12.7 in)
Масса 233,8 g (8.25 oz) 180,83333333333334 g (6.38 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 2-3
Population Trend
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Song & Call Comparison

Double-banded Sandgrouse

Пение

Deep, resonant cooing call; rich notes with gentle quality carrying across open African terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Black-faced Sandgrouse

Пение

Loud, carrying call with resonant quality; deep notes carrying well across dry open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Double-banded Sandgrouse

Least Concern

Black-faced Sandgrouse

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How to Tell Them Apart

Double-banded Sandgrouse

Оперение

Double-banded Sandgrouse: two dark belly bands; sandy-brown above; dimorphic; males with black-white forehead; African species

Black-faced Sandgrouse

Оперение

Black-faced Sandgrouse: males with black-white face pattern; sandy-brown above; chestnut belly band; dimorphic; East African species

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About These Birds

Double-banded Sandgrouse

Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) — 24–28 cm. Brown and buff; male with two bold black-and-white breast bands; fine barring above. Inhabits open dry woodland and savanna of southern Africa. Granivore; forms small flocks; drinks nocturnally at waterholes. Male belly-soaks for chicks.

Black-faced Sandgrouse

Black-faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus) — 24–28 cm. Brown and buff barred pattern; male with distinctive black-and-white facial mask; short tail. Inhabits dry bush and open semi-arid country in East Africa from Somalia to Tanzania. Granivore; gregarious drinker.

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