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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Pteroclidiformes —sandgrouse .
Etymologies
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Pterocles + -idae
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The resident avifauna are Saharan, Saharo-Sahelian and Saharo-montane species: sand grouse Pteroclididae, doves Columbidae, barbets Capidonidae, larks Alaudidae, buntings Emberizidae, weavers Ploceidae, ravens and crows Corvidae are conspicuous.
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