List of Non-passerine Birds of Korea - Sandgrouse

Sandgrouse

Order: Pteroclidiformes Family: Pteroclididae

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. They are restricted to treeless open country in the Old World, such as plains and semi-deserts. Legs are feathered down to the toes, and genus Syrrhaptes has the toes feathered as well. There are 16 species worldwide, with one species in Korea.

  • Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus


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