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.ץראב תוטקה ןיבמ רתויב החיכשה .תוקדו תוכורא בנז תורבא תלעב ,הריהב ,הנטק הטק :תילגנס הטק .םירוחש ןטבה ילופישו םיריהב םימוח ןטבהו הזחה .םירפרפא ראוצו ןיע ספו םימוח-םימותכ יחלו ןורג ,םוח בג רכזל .רכזה ןמ ןיטולחל הנוש הבקנה ,ריהב םוח עקר לע תומוח תודוקנב תרמונמ הבקנה .םיצעו םיחיש םע םירוזאמ תענמנ ,הלילד היחמצ םע ,םיירבדמו הצחמל םיירבדמ םירוזא הלודיג תיב .םימ תותשל ןכרדב קנע תוקהלל תוצבקתמ תוקהלה םימעפל ,תונטק תוקהלב תאצמנ .דרע רוזאבו בגנה ןופצב רתויב החיכש תבשות ץראב א"ע ,גס ןילוח ... אירש אתאוקק יריסא יאקוקו יאוק ייבא רמא ... | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
Pterocles senegallus Morocco, Western Saharan and Mauritania through Sahara Desert to Ethiopia and N Somalia, and on through Arahian Peninsula and Iraq to Pakistan and NW India. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.Only sandgrouse with elongated central rectrices lacking color separation on breast. 30-35 cm, 250-330 g, wingspan 55-65 cm.Diagnostic longitudinal black stripe on belly, more conspicuous during flight, dark trailing edge of wing. Throat and sides of head ochre or orange-yellow, paler in female, orbital ring yellow, bill bluish. Dark spots on breast and upperparts of female, but difficult to appreciate from a distance. Birds from Pakistan and India usually slightly paler, more greyish. Habitat.Semi-desert and desert, with patches of vegetation. Usually avoids thick scrub, trees and arable land, occupying both stony and asndy areas. Drinking water is required nearby.Food and FeedingConsumes primarily small, hard seeds. Apparently shows distinct preference for certain plants such as Asphodelus tenuifolius, Euphorbia guyoniana and Hordeum..Feeds mostly during morning or late afternoon, drinks during morning. Breeding.Mar-Jul. Nest is scrape or natural depression on ground. Typically near a stone or hoof-marks.3 eggs, incubation 30 days,with male sitting by night. Downy chick pale greyish brown, only faintly marked. Movements.Mostly sedentary and nomadic.Status and ConservationNot globally threatened. Widespread and common throughout most of extensive range.Israel.In Israel subspecies Pterocles senegallus. Common resident, dispersive and nomadic over much of Negve and Arava Valley. The commonest sandgrouse in Israel. |
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