Crowned Sandgrouse

The Crowned Sandgrouse is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of India, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, and Yemen. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Pterocles coronatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. More

The Crowned Sandgrouse undertakes daily journeys of up to 60km and back to obtain water. When nesting, the bird will get into the available water and soak its breast feathers. When it returns to the nest the chicks drink the water from the feathers. The diet is mainly vegetarian and the 2–3 eggs are incubated by both parents. More

Crowned Sandgrouse call in flight Pterocles coronatus (0:21) Herman van Oosten XC44484 29-01-2010, Oman page 1 © 2005-2010 Xeno-canto Foundation. Colophon & credits | Terms of use | Contact National Museum of Natural History Naturalis University of Leeds BirdLife International Van Tienhoven Foundation for International Nature Protection All recordings are copyrighted by their recordists and appear here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2. More

Crowned Sandgrouse call in flight Pterocles coronatus (0:21) Herman van Oosten XC44484 29-01-2010, Oman page 1 © 2005-2010 Xeno-canto Foundation. More

Crowned Sandgrouse, Egypt, Sharm el Shiekh, Sewage Works NW of Naama Oct 06 © Iain Robson Come to drink at 0700 Send this as a postcard Crowned Sandgrouse - Crowned Sandgrouse, Egypt, Sharm el Shiekh, Sewage Works NW of Naama Oct 06 © Iain Robson Send this as a postcard Crowned Sandgrouse - Crowned Sandgrouse - 7. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Crowned Sandgrouse is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

Crowned Sandgrouse is found in the following countries: 1. Afghanistan 2. Algeria 3. Chad 4. Egypt 5. India 6. Iran 7. Iraq 8. Israel 9. Jordan 10. More

handsome Crowned Sandgrouse fly many miles every day for this life-saving drink. The gentle yet far-carrying calls of these hardy birds are a memorable sound in this spectacular landscape. The trees and pools around our guesthouse attract Desert Wheatears, Eastern Black Redstarts, and Ménétries’ and Asian Desert Warblers, while Hoopoe Larks often display at this time. The list of migrant birds and rarities here is amazing. Even the Grey Hypocolius has wintered recently. More

Crowned sandgrouse were trapped at water pools at Jaaluni using noose carpets, and 10 were fitted with 4.5 g necklace radio tags that have a nominal life of 5 months. Captured sandgrouse were sexed, weighed and measured, fitted with the transmitter and released. More

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