Painted sandgrouse
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pterocliformes |
| Family: | Pteroclidae |
| Genus: | Pterocles |
| Species: | P. indicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterocles indicus (Gmelin, 1789)
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The painted sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus) is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family found in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
Description[]
The painted sandgrouse is a plump ground-dwelling bird with a small head and short legs. The sexes are differently coloured. In the male, the bill is orange and there is a black bar across the white forehead, fine black longitudinal lines on the nape and a white patch of bare skin surrounding the eye. There is a broad black and white band around the chest. The breast and belly are a uniform pinkish-brown colour and the back, wings and tail are brown, boldly marked in black and white transverse bars. The female is duller in appearance being a greyish brown colour, barred and speckled with darker brown and white.[2]
Behaviour[]
The painted sandgrouse is found in dry regions in rough grassland, rocky areas and scrub and feeds mainly on seeds. It is gregarious and groups congregate at waterholes to drink.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pterocles indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693025A93379359. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693025A93379359.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Painted Sandgrouse BirdForum. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
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