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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Pteroclididae .
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Examples
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Other characteristic avifauna are the houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata), Lichensteins sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii), and chestnut-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus).
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“Katá” = Pterocles Alchata, the well-known sand-grouse of the desert.
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The pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata) is common on the adjacent plains and visits the river in large numbers to drink.
Middle East steppe 2008
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In addition, over 150 species of birds have been recorded in some areas, including the houbara bustard (Chlamydotus undulataa), the coronated sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) and other notable species.
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Trans-desert migrants are attracted to the greenery of these sites, which are the only known breeding site in the Eastern Province for quail (Coturnix coturnix), spotted sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus), and great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor).
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(Pterocles melanogaster; in Sind called the rock pigeon), is a fast-flying bird, not unlike a grey partridge whilst upon the wing.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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Sand grouse (mainly Pterocles species) are highly adapted to life in arid regions - desert, dry grasslands, arid savanna, and bushveld.
5 Chicken 1991
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We observed on the way a new Pterocles, and passed an old tope situated on a low ridge.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Pterocles, found in arenaceous limestone (Durand).
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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The only novel birds are a jackdaw, with the voice and manners of the red - billed Himalayan species, and which I have only seen at a distance, and a different sort of Pterocles.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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