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Sandgrouse Collection

Sandgrouse, also known as Pterocles alchata or Pin-tailed sandgrouse, are fascinating birds that inhabit various regions around the world

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix, western Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus, and pin-tailed sandgrouse

Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix, western Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus, and pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
FLO4597862 Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix, western Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus, and pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata. Illustration copied from George Edwards

Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata. Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4641318 Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine," Harrison

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pteroclurus namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pteroclurus namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pteroclurus namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata

Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata, and buttonquail, Turnix sylvaticus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Double-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles bicinctus, female

Double-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles bicinctus, female (Three-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles tricinctus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Sandgrouse, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Sandgrouse, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999228 Sandgrouse, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pallass sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus), hand-colored lithograph, published in 1889

Pallass sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus), hand-colored lithograph, published in 1889
Pallass sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus). Hand-colored lithograph, published in 1889

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Female Pin-tailed Sandgrouse on alert at drinking pool, Pterocles alchata, Spain

Female Pin-tailed Sandgrouse on alert at drinking pool, Pterocles alchata, Spain

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) male, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) male, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Picture No. 11676873

Picture No. 11676873
Black-bellied Sandgrouse adult male Date:

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Picture No. 11676872

Picture No. 11676872
Painted Sandgrouse male Date:

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Picture No. 11676871

Picture No. 11676871
Painted Sandgrouse male Date:

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Picture No. 11676824

Picture No. 11676824
Painted Sandgrouse female Date:

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Picture No. 11676826

Picture No. 11676826
Black-bellied Sandgrouse pair Date:

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Picture No. 11676825

Picture No. 11676825
Black-bellied Sandgrouse adult female Date:

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Picture No. 11676823

Picture No. 11676823
Painted Sandgrouse adult male Date:

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Yellow-throated sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis), female, Serengeti National Park

Yellow-throated sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis), female, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) adult female, standing on dirt road, Mole N. P

Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) adult female, standing on dirt road, Mole N. P. Ghana, February
Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) adult female, standing on dirt road, Mole N.P. Ghana, February

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Picture No. 10761370

Picture No. 10761370
Namaqua Sandgrouse - Male, during the rainy season (Pterocles namaqua) Date:

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Picture No. 10856728

Picture No. 10856728
Lanner Falcon - immature with sandgrouse prey (Falco biarmicus) Date:

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Black-faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus) adult female, standing in dry savannah

Black-faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus) adult female, standing in dry savannah, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, August

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pin Tailed Sandgrouse - drinking from pool - Spain

Pin Tailed Sandgrouse - drinking from pool - Spain
DAC-1125 Pin Tailed Sandgrouse - drinking from pool Spain Pterocles alchata David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pterocles coronatus, crowned sandgrouse

Pterocles coronatus, crowned sandgrouse
Crowned sandgrouse egg specimen

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pteroclididae exustus, chestnut-bellied sandgrouse

Pteroclididae exustus, chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse egg specimens

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Spotted / Burchell's Sandgrouse - soaks up water for chicks - Kalahari - Africa

Spotted / Burchell's Sandgrouse - soaks up water for chicks - Kalahari - Africa
CH-3427 Spotted / Burchell's Sandgrouse - soaks up water for chicks Kalahari - Africa Pterocles burchelli Clem Haagner contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) adult male, standing in desert, near Erg Chebbi, Morocco

Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) adult male, standing in desert, near Erg Chebbi, Morocco, february

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) adult male, walking, near Bilen, Ethiopia

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) adult male, walking, near Bilen, Ethiopia

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata) adult pair, drinking at pool, Aragon, Spain, july

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata) adult pair, drinking at pool, Aragon, Spain, july

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) adult male, standing, Belchite Plains, Aragon

Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) adult male, standing, Belchite Plains, Aragon, Spain, september

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus) adult males, standing in desert, near Erg Chebbi

Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus) adult males, standing in desert, near Erg Chebbi, Morocco, february

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Black-Bellied Sandgrouse - flock in flight, NP Herdade de Sao Marcos Great Bustard Reserve

Black-Bellied Sandgrouse - flock in flight, NP Herdade de Sao Marcos Great Bustard Reserve, beside Castro Verde
USH-4069 Black-Bellied Sandgrouse - flock in flight NP Herdade de Sao Marcos Great Bustard Reserve, beside Castro Verde, Alentejo

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Black-Bellied Sandgrouse - male on alert, NP Herdade de Sao Marcos Great Bustard Reserve

Black-Bellied Sandgrouse - male on alert, NP Herdade de Sao Marcos Great Bustard Reserve, beside Castro Verde
USH-4017 Black-Bellied Sandgrouse - male on alert NP Herdade de Sao Marcos Great Bustard Reserve, beside Castro Verde, Alentejo

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Tibetan Sandgrouse - female (on L), male and chick. Tso Kar basin Ladakh Changthang, J&K, India

Tibetan Sandgrouse - female (on L), male and chick. Tso Kar basin Ladakh Changthang, J&K, India
JVG-3503 Tibetan Sandgrouse - female (on L), male and chick Tso Kar basin Ladakh Changthang, J&K, India Syrrhaptes tibetanus Joanna Van Gruisen Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Tibetan Sandgrouse (female) Tso Kar basin Ladakh, India

Tibetan Sandgrouse (female) Tso Kar basin Ladakh, India
JVG-3502 Tibetan Sandgrouse (female) Tso Kar basin Ladakh, India Syrrhaptes tibetanus Joanna Van Gruisen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Black-bellied Sandgrouse - in flight - April - Extremadura - Spain

Black-bellied Sandgrouse - in flight - April - Extremadura - Spain
RES-879 Black-bellied Sandgrouse - in flight April - Extremadura - Spain Pterocles orientalis George Reszeter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Painted Sandgrouse Ranthambhor National Park, India

Painted Sandgrouse Ranthambhor National Park, India
JR-1162 Painted Sandgrouse Ranthambhor National Park, India. Pterocles indicus Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pallas's Sandgrouse - female. Coto Donana National park - Spain

Pallas's Sandgrouse - female. Coto Donana National park - Spain
WAT-12666 Pallas's Sandgrouse - female Coto Donana National park - Spain Syrrhaptes paradoxus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pallas's Sandgrouse - male. Coto Donana National park - Spain

Pallas's Sandgrouse - male. Coto Donana National park - Spain
WAT-12665 Pallas's Sandgrouse - male Coto Donana National park - Spain Syrrhaptes paradoxus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Pin-tailed Sandgrouse - female. Coto Donana National Park - Spain

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse - female. Coto Donana National Park - Spain
WAT-12514 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse - female Coto Donana National Park - Spain Pterocles alchata M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Namaqua Sandgrouse - Male feather soaking Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Namaqua Sandgrouse - Male feather soaking Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
VAN-205 Namaqua SANDGROUSE - male feather soaking Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa Pterocles namaqua Male sandgrouse will dip their belly feathers under the surface of the water to allow

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Burchell's Spotter Sandgrouse Male, belly soaking

Burchell's Spotter Sandgrouse Male, belly soaking
PS-3723 Burchells Spotted SANDGROUSE - male, belly soaking Pterocles burchelli Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Yellow-throated Sandgrouse - flock Botswana, Africa

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse - flock Botswana, Africa
JD-17072 Yellow-throated SANDGROUSE - flock in fight Botswana, Africa Pterocles gutturalis John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Namaqua Sandgrouse Kelkiewyn, Namibia, Africa

Namaqua Sandgrouse Kelkiewyn, Namibia, Africa
JD-13845 Namaqua Sandgrouse Kelkiewyn, Namibia, Africa Pterocles namaqua John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSandgrouse Collection: Namaqua Sandgrouse Namibia, Africa

Namaqua Sandgrouse Namibia, Africa
HDD-616 Namaqua Sandgrouse Namibia, Africa. Pterocles namaqua Hans D Dossenbach Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way



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Sandgrouse, also known as Pterocles alchata or Pin-tailed sandgrouse, are fascinating birds that inhabit various regions around the world. With their unique characteristics and stunning appearances, they captivate both bird enthusiasts and artists alike. One such species is the Double-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus), specifically a female specimen. This particular sandgrouse showcases its intricate plumage in a colored engraving from 1833-39. The artist's attention to detail brings out the beauty of this remarkable creature. Another notable species is Pallass sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus), depicted in a hand-colored lithograph published in 1889. This artwork captures the essence of these birds with precision and elegance. The Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) male found in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, exhibits striking features that make it stand out among its counterparts. Its presence adds vibrancy to the landscape while showcasing nature's diversity. In Spain, we can witness Female Pin-tailed Sandgrouses on alert at drinking pools like vigilant sentinels guarding their territory. These females display grace and poise as they quench their thirst amidst their natural habitat. Through captivating photographs numbered 11676873, 11676872, 11676871, and 11676824; we get an up-close look at these magnificent creatures' lives. Each image tells a story of survival and adaptation within different environments. These diverse representations of sandgrouses remind us of nature's artistic prowess—creating masterpieces through living organisms that inspire awe and admiration for our planet's biodiversity.