Nama grouse

Nama grouse
	Nama grouse
Systematics
Class :	Birds (aves)
Order :	Pteroclidiformes
Family :	Flight chickens (Pteroclidae)
Genre :	Actual birds ( Pterocles )
Type :	Nama grouse
Scientific name
	Pterocles namaqua
	( Gmelin , 1789)

The Namaqua Sandgrouse ( Pterocles namaqua ) is in southern Africa Canada based Ortega is one of the authentics flight chickens ( Pterocles ).

description

The Nama grouse reaches an approximate length of 28 centimeters and weighs between 175 and 200 grams. The color of the plumage does not differ between the sexes. The light brown head and white band that runs across the chest and the brown spotted wings make for good camouflage.

distribution and habitat

This species is native to southern Africa , excluding the east coast. The birds live in the deserts and semi-deserts of this area.

Way of life

Egg, Museum Wiesbaden collection

Nama grouse need little food and water and their plumage isolates the birds from the typical temperature extremes of their habitat. The only food these birds eat consists of plant seeds.

The animals are able to transport water to their young in the curved breast feathers with a special feather structure.

A Nama grouse in the valley of the Ugab , a dry river in Namibia.

Individual evidence

↑ Bulletin of the Aargauische Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 1/2006, p. 22 (PDF file; 600 kB)

Web links

Commons : Nama grouse ( Pterocles namaqua ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Videos, photos and sound recordings of Pterocles namaqua in the Internet Bird Collection

Pterocles namaqua inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2013.

[1] Bulletin of the Aargauische Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 1/2006, p. 22 (PDF file; 600 kB)