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 2 species which occur in Zambia.
- Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
- Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus
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