Crowned Sandgrouse vs Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles coronatus в сравнении с Pterocles exustus

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Характеристика Crowned Sandgrouse Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Научное название Pterocles coronatus Pterocles exustus
Отряд Pterocliformes Pterocliformes
Семейство Pteroclidae Pteroclidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 35,0 cm (13.8 in)
Масса 280,0 g (9.88 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

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Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse only

Song & Call Comparison

Crowned Sandgrouse

Пение

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

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Пение

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

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Crowned Sandgrouse

Least Concern

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

How to Tell Them Apart

Crowned Sandgrouse

Оперение

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

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Оперение

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse: males with chestnut belly; sandy above; black belly spot; narrow white stripe; pin-tipped tail; dimorphic

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.

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus) — 30–35 cm. Sandy above; male with chestnut belly patch; slender pointed tail. Widespread in arid and semi-arid zones from West Africa to India; also the Middle East and Horn of Africa. Granivore; colonial drinker at waterholes. Male carries water in belly feathers.

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