Pin-tailed sandgrouse

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:activityPattern diurnal
gptkbp:breedingSeason April to July
gptkbp:clutchSize 2–3 eggs
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:diet seeds
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:family gptkb:Pteroclidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
1766
gptkbp:flightNumber fast, direct
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Pterocles
gptkbp:habitat semi-desert
arid plains
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pin-tailed sandgrouse
gptkbp:incubationPeriod about 20–25 days
gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem gptkb:IUCN3.1
gptkbp:length 31–39 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 10 years
gptkbp:malePlumage greenish head and neck, yellow throat, black breast band
gptkbp:migratory partially migratory
gptkbp:nativeRange gptkb:western_Asia
southern Europe
northern Africa
gptkbp:nestType ground scrape
gptkbp:notableFeature males carry water in breast feathers
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pterocliformes
gptkbp:parentalCare both sexes incubate
gptkbp:plumage duller, more cryptic
gptkbp:relatedGroup forms flocks
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Pterocles_alchata
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism present
gptkbp:subspecies Pterocles alchata alchata
Pterocles alchata caudacutus
gptkbp:tailLength long pointed central feathers
gptkbp:vocalization soft, repeated calls
gptkbp:wingspan 55–65 cm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Khar_Turan_National_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7