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| Pterocles alchata |
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Family: Pteroclididae |
Order: Columbiformes |
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Pin-tailed sandgrouse |
Ganga cata |
Ganga ibérica |
Spießflughuhn |
| Migration: partial |
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intracontinental |
Sedentary and nomadic in Europe, N Africa and Middle East; mostly migratory in Turkestan and other more
northerly parts of range, where absent from Oct/Nov to Mar/Apr; large numbers winter in Pakistan ( Baluchistan,
Sind) and NW India. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1997)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com,
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |