Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Pterocles alchata (Linnaeus, 1766) Family: Pteroclididae Order: Columbiformes Back
Pin-tailed sandgrouse Spießflughuhn Ganga cata Ganga ibérica
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC 3 threat status E)
Migration: partial intracontinental

Pterocles alchata

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 A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com )

Regions:
Recommended link: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/nature/directive/pterocles_alchata_en.htm
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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