Sandgrouses, Doves and Parrots in East Africa
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Sandgrouses, Doves and Parrots in East Africa

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Sandgrouses, Doves and Parrots Order Pterocliformes - Sandgrouses has 1 family Sandgrouse – Family Pteroclidae has 16 species in Africa and Asia. They are short-legged, cursorial birds of arid and semi-arid grassland and savanna. Flocks fly to water at fixed times every day – so if you are lost in the bush follow the Sandgrouses. Males have…

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