Madagascan Sandgrouse

Pterocles personatus - Ganga masqué

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pterocliformes

  • Family
    :

    Pteroclidés

  • Genus
    :

    Pterocles

  • Species
    :

    personatus

Descriptor

Gould, 1843

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 35 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Ganga masqué
♂ adult
Ganga masqué
♀ adult

Madagascan Sandgrouse (Pterocles personatus) is a species of bird in the Pteroclidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Ganga masqué,
  • Ganga malgache,
  • cortiçol-malgaxe,
  • Madagaskarflughuhn,
  • álarcos pusztaityúk,
  • Madagaskarzandhoen,
  • Grandule del Madagascar,
  • madagaskarflyghöna,
  • Madagaskarsandhøne,
  • stepiar maskový,
  • stepokur madagaskarský,
  • Madagaskarsandhøne,
  • madagaskarinhietakyyhky,
  • ganga de Madagascar,
  • stepówka madagaskarska,
  • Мадагаскарский рябок,
  • マダガスカルサケイ,
  • 马岛沙鸡,
  • 馬達加斯加沙雞,

Voice song and cries

Ganga masqué
adult

Habitat

Ganga masqué
adult plum. breeding

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) :

Geographic range

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Ganga masqué
published: - Updated: 26-04-2006
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