Pterocles alchata

IUCN

Scientific Name：Pterocles alchata

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Pterocles alchata
Scientific Name：Pterocles alchata
Outline：Landfowl
Family：Pigeoniformes Psammophyllidae Psammophyllus

Vital signs

length：About 28 cm
Weight：No textual research information is available
lifetime：No textual research information is available

Feature

Distribution and Habitat

Breeding occurs in Portugal, Spain, southern France, northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, with the Central Asian population wintering in Pakistan and the western half of the Indian Peninsula.

Appearance

The mouth is small, the upper part is raised, the nostrils are extended, the base is almost covered by the forehead feathers, the wings are long and pointed, the tail length is moderate, the central pair of tail feathers are sometimes extended, the front of the tarsus is feathered, the posterior mask is reticulate, the toes are short bare hairless, with the posterior toes.

Details

Pterocles alchata, or Pterocles alchata, lives in flat, dry areas, and the delicate markings on its feathers protect it from sand, pebbles and sparse vegetation. Swarm activity, sometimes in small, loose colonies; Running on short legs to forage for seeds, buds and leaves, the male birds often fly far away to float on the water to drink, and the soft feathers on the chest carry water to feed the chicks.

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