Common name:
Tibetan Sandgrouse
Ladakhi name:
Kagaling
Scientific name:
Syrrhaptes tibetanus
Order:
Pterocliformes
Family:
pteroclidae
fun facts:
Another resident bird, it can be spotted amongst stony or grassy caragana-strewn and barren, sandy plains up to 5500m.
The sexes look the same.
Bird Club Contributor:
Dorje Chitta, Skurbuchan
