Sandgrouse
Order: Pterocliformes. Family: Pteroclidae
Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes. There are 16 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in India. India has the largest number of sandgrouse of any country.
- Tibetan Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes tibetanus
- Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
- Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus
- Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
- Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus
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