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Sandgrouse

Order: PteroclidiformesBlack-faced Sandgrouse

Family: Pteroclidae

16 species

HABITAT AND RANGE:

open dry habitats of Europe, Africa, and Asia;

DESCRIPTION:

25-48 cm; bill short, conical; neck short; wings long, pointed; tail coverts long; legs short; tarsi feathered; claws short, stout; female smaller; monogamous;

FOOD:

BREEDING:

3 eggs in scrape; biparental care, with "watering" of young.

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