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| Pterocles orientalis |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Family: Pteroclididae |
Order: Columbiformes |
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Black-bellied sandgrouse |
Ganga unibande |
Ganga ortega |
Sandflughuhn |
| Migration: partial |
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intracontinental, nomadising |
Sedentary in Iberia and N Africa; nomadic or partly migratory in Turkey and Middle East; largely migratory in
Kazakhstan, Turkestan and rest of northern breeding areas. Winter grounds scattered through Near and Middle
East, S to Sinai and Kuwait, E to NW India; high numbers in Pakistan and India from Sept/Oct to
Feb/Mar. (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) |