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Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata), family Pteroclidae, order Pterocliformes, Israel

photograph by Moshe Ben Artzi

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

There are plenty of great dads in the world, but Namaqua sandgrouse dads really know how to go the distance. Every day, males fly up to 20 km (12 mi) from their nest to a watering hole and back to deliver water to their chicks. But they don't carry the water in their beaks; instead, their belly feathers are specially designed to retain up to 25 ml (0.8 oz) of water. Unfortunately, this isn't nearly enough to keep his thirsty chicks satisfied, so dad often spends the whole day flying back and forth from the watering hole.

(Image: A Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua) by Peter Chadwick)

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Sandgrouse (Pterocliformes) order / Pteroclidae family - RUNOFF

Which is the best bird?

Tibetan sandgrouse

Four-banded sandgrouse

Voting ended onJan 30

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Can’t find a good photo of them on Tumblr to reblog so I guess I gotta do it myself. Here is a Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) male (image 1) and female (image 2).

I want to put them in my mouth (I am not a jackal). They look like they smell of balsa wood.

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