Tours where you can spot this bird
2 tours in Tajikistan 1, India 1
Tibetan Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes tibetanus Gould, 1850
Pteroclidae — Sandgrouse
Tibetan Sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes tibetanus, breeds across Tajikistan, Tibet and western central China in the Palearctic. Gould described it in 1850. It is a sandgrouse of the family Pteroclidae and order Pterocliformes. Its feet are unusual, with the three front toes joined together and no hind toe, giving them a paw-like look. The species is monotypic, and birds from the Pamirs were once treated separately as pamirensis. It is found in mountain ranges across Central Asia, Tibet, central China and the Himalayas.
- Order
- Pterocliformes
- Family
- Pteroclidae — Sandgrouse
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: Tajikistan through Tibet to wc China
