sandgrouse

sandgrouse

See also: sand-grouse and sand grouse

English

a Double-banded Sandgrouse

Alternative forms

• sand grouse, sand-grouse

Etymology

sand +‎ grouse

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/

Noun

sandgrouse (plural sandgrouse or sandgrouses)

1. Any of several species of birds in the family Pteroclididae.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• black-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis
• black-faced sandgrouse, Pterocles decoratus
• Burchell's sandgrouse, Pterocles burchelli
• chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus
• crowned sandgrouse, Pterocles coronatus
• double-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles bicinctus

• four-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles quadricinctus
• Lichtenstein's sandgrouse, Pterocles lichtensteinii
• Madagascar sandgrouse, Pterocles personatus
• Namaqua sandgrouse, Pterocles namaqua
• painted sandgrouse, Pterocles indicus

• Pallas's sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus
• pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
• spotted sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus
• Tibetan sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes tibetanus
• yellow-throated sandgrouse, Pterocles gutturalis

Translations

birds in the family Pteroclididae

Czech: stepokur Dutch: zandhoen n Finnish: hietakyyhky (fi) French: ganga (fr) m Galician: cortizol m

German: Flughuhn n Greek: περιστερόκοτα f (peristerókota) Navajo: séí naaʼahóóhai Persian: اسپرود‎ (fa) (esparud), باقرقره‎ (fa) (bâqerqere) Spanish: ganga (es) f

Further reading

• sandgrouse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pteroclididae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• nose guards, noseguards