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	Four-banded Sandgrouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) is a medium-sized bird in the sandgrouse family.
		This sandgrouse has a small, pigeon-like head and neck, but a sturdy compact body.
		The male has black and white bands on its forehead and also black and white bands separating the breast from the heavily barred belly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Four-banded_Sandgrouse (241 words)

	Sandgrouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The sandgrouse are a group of 16 near passerine bird species in the order Pteroclidiformes.
		Sandgrouse is also the name of the journal of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East - see Sandgrouse (journal)
		Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sandgrouse (174 words)

	MavicaNET - Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae)
		Sandgrouse are a unique set of birds found only in Africa and Eurasia. The relationship of these birds to other groups has been one of the most hotly debated issues over a period of centuries.
		Sandgrouse is the name of a group of birds from Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe.
		The Sandgrouse are a unique set of birds found only in Africa and Eurasia.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/eng/22925.html?sortby=1 (262 words)

	Bird watching trip report - Gambia - surfbirds.com
		As a benchmark, we saw 264 species in two weeks (though we didn't go birding every day), whereas four birders from Dorset had arranged a guide in advance for their whole trip and they saw 300 species in the same two weeks, visiting most of the same sites.
		Most guides organise minibuses to do the journey, though a four wheel drive would probably be quicker and better able to deal with the roads.
		If you are staying for a fortnight, a four-day trip inland is a must it was responsible for some of the most memorable moments and birds of the trip.
	www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/gambia-jh-1203.html (7273 words)

	Part 3 - Rwanda / Uganda
		However, it was this last four kilometres was the rewarding part.
		Beyond this, the trail became regularly flooded, and the next four kilometres involved more wading through water than dry stretches (probably 5 times as much wet than dry).
		However, since we were still in the rainy season, there was plenty of water around and so they did not frequent the camp's waterhole.
	www.geocities.com /giles_mulholland/trip04c.html (5534 words)

	Kenya 1981 trip list
		Four seen in flight over the Mara were less than satisfactory, but later 200+ were watched coming to drink, early in the morning, at a small pool west of Amboseli NP
		Four at Hells Gate near Naivasha where they looked like Rattling but were redder-capped and had different vocalizations; yet another instance wherein Zimmerman's notes to us worked
		Two enroute to Lake Baringo on 15 Nov, and another with Terry Stevenson at Lake Baringo the next day, were identified at the time as "Richard's Pipit." This taxa was later split into a variety of species (e.g., Clancey 1990), and these became "armchair ticks" years later.
	montereybay.com /creagrus/Kenya1981list.html (9093 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Some of the endemic species of the highland areas of Cameroon include the Bannerman`s Turaco, the Banded Wattle-eye and the Bannerman`s Weaver all of the Bamenda highlands, the Bushrike (Serle`s) of the Kupe mountain, the Francolin and picarthartes of the Mt. Cameroon region.
		Bannerman`s Turaco, Banded Wattle-eye and Bannerman`s Weaver are all seen here with relative ease.
		Cameroon Francolin Pternistis camerunensis Bannerman`s Turaco Tauraco bannermani Serle`s Bushshrike Telophorus kupeensis Banded Wattle-eye Platysteira laticincta Bamenda Apalis Apalis bamendae Cameroon Speirops Speirops melanocephalus Bates`s Weaver Ploceus batesi
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/africa/cameroon.html (4365 words)

	WORLDTWITCH - Cameroon Birding Trip Report, March-April 1997, by Jon Hornbuckle - Birds of Cameroon
		Four-banded Sandgrouse, Pterocles quadricinctus 2 Benoue NP and 100 S of Waza.
		Banded Mongoose, Mungos mungo A few in the N. White-tailed Mongoose, Ichneumia albicauda 1 in the N. Spotted Hyena, Crocuta crocuta 1 S of Waza.
		Banded Prinia, Prinia bairdii 2 Mt Cameron and 1-2 Mt Kupé on 3 dates.
	www.worldtwitch.com /cameroon_1997.htm (10379 words)

	Gambia 1999
		Later that afternoon we positioned ourself by the pool, where the Four-banded Sandgrouse are supposed to drink.
		Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus): 4 Brufort Bridge 29/10, 2 Bansang Quarry 31/10, 1 Tendaba 1/11.
		Just as we were to jump up on the jeep two Four-banded Sandgrouses flew by.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Gambia99.html (5771 words)

	Kamusi - Search Results
		four-banded sandgrouse, pl four-banded sandgrouse { Swahili: firigogo mifuku-minne, pl firigogo mifuku-minne } [Terminology: ornithology]
		Lichtenstein's sandgrouse, pl Lichtenstein's sandgrouse { Swahili: firigogo wa Lichtenstein, pl firigogo wa Lichtenstein } [Terminology: ornithology]
		The results for 'sandgrouse' are displayed below in alphabetical order, so please do not assume that the first entry you see is the best result.
	research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=sandgrouse&EngP=1 (226 words)

	Index of Species in the family Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
		Index of Species in the family Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
	www.bird-stamps.org /cspecies/71.htm (8 words)

	EXERCISE ROYAL TERN
		At the end of the track, as far as we went anyway, we found four
		Birding was difficult here as were forced to travel in single file, which meant those at the rear missed a lot.
		The bird we had been waiting for appeared as it got dark.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/tim_hallchurch/AOS_files/report.htm (3352 words)

	Mutamaiyu House is a luxury safari destination in Laikipia, Kenya
		Varied cross section of species from arid land birds such as sandgrouse to tropical forest birds such as turacos and trogons
		Our expert guides will be able to help identify the birds as well as other flora and fauna, and impart bush know-how tips and tricks such as tracking and survival aides.
		VISITING US - ABOUT THE HOUSE - ABOUT THE PLACE - THINGS TO DO AT MUTAMAIYU MUGIE
	www.mugieranch.com /Birdwatching.htm (173 words)

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		Energizing unicyclist concretize the atrophied Farmer-Labor Party with palpatory pin-tailed sandgrouse.
		Unattended smithereens trade the irreligious banded palm civet with
		Rhombohedral green paper benficiate the setting pulse timing circuit with overseas pharmacies
	www.m-plexer.net /pharmacy/overseas-pharmacies.html (1154 words)

	Swahili-English Dictionary
		firigogo mifuku-minne, pl firigogo mifuku-minne { English: four-banded sandgrouse, pl four-banded sandgrouse } [Terminology: ornithology]
		firigogo tumbo-jekundu, pl firigogo tumbo-jekundu { English: chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, pl chestnut-bellied sandgrouse } [Terminology: ornithology]
		firigogo koo-njano, pl firigogo koo-njano { English: yellow-throated sandgrouse, pl yellow-throated sandgrouse } [Terminology: ornithology]
	research.yale.edu /swahili/serve_files/browse/s/F/b1.htm (2786 words)

	Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse, Pterocles lichtensteinii
		The photograph shows the male Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse which has a very distinctive black and white banded crown and forehead, a white bar behind the eye and a very noticeable yellow orbital ring.
		The female is less strikingly marked with narrow black and buff barring and some ill-defined whitish striping on the head.
		This is an uncommon species found in dry, sparsely bushed country.
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /l_sandgrouse.htm (120 words)

	Sandgrouse family
		Two African examples are the Double-banded Sandgrouse of south Africa (above left) and the Black-faced Sandgrouse of east Africa (above right; a fine shot by Dale and Marian Zimmerman as my own photos of this bird don't come close to matching theirs).
		The Sandgrouse are a unique set of birds found only in Africa and Eurasia.
		But sandgrouse share several attributes of pigeons, including their long wings and the practice of making long flights daily between breeding or feeding grounds, and pools of water at which they drink.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/sandgrouse.html (120 words)

	Qinghai with Oriental Bird Club: birding NE Tibet , 20 July � 7 August 2003
		Monal Partridge, Tibetan Snowcock, the stunning White Eared Pheasant, Snow Pigeon, Grandala, Chinese Song Thrush, the weird, extremely retiring, and highly localized Kozlov's Babax, Chinese Fulvetta, Tibetan Grey Shrike, Tibetan Magpie, Yellow-billed Chough, Tibetan Snowfinch, Pink-rumped, Three-banded, Eastern Great, Red-breasted and Przevalski's Rosefinches, and the startlingly pretty Kozlov's Bunting are all among the expected species.
		Other species usually seen here are Tibetan Snowcock, Tibetan Sandgrouse, Alpine Accentor, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Eurasian Snowfinch, and Brandt's and Plain Mountain Finches.
		Several groups of Pallas's Sandgrouse are usually seen, and it is frequently possible by careful stalking to obtain views of the birds on the ground.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/asiachinaJesperTripReport.htm (120 words)

	Ethipia 1999-2000
		Four-banded Sandgrouse ( Pterocles quadricinctus) - supposedly frequent is western lowlands, but nocturnal.
		Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse ( Pterocles lichtensteinii lichtensteinii) - several on the road from Djibouti to Serdo.
		Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse ( Pterocles exustus olivascens) - a pair in Nechisar NP.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Ethiopia9900List.html (120 words)

	Surfbirds Birding Trip Report: Tanzania Birds (and mammals) 28th November to 17th December 2004
		Mammals: African elephant, Common Zebra, Brindled gnu, Kirk’s dikdik, Eland, Impala, Bohor reedbuck, Banded mongoose, Black-becked jackal, Defassa Waterbuck, Thomson’s gazelle, Lesser elephant shrew.
		Pallid Harrier, Black-winged Lapwing (3), Black-faced Sandgrouse, Tambourine Dove, Namaqua Dove, Black-bellied Bustard (1m), African Grey Hornbill, Woodland Kingfisher, Eurasian Golden Oriole, African Black-headed Oriole, Desert Cisticola (1), Grassland Pipit, Pied Wheatear, Sulphur- breasted Bush-shrike, Northern White-crowned Shrike, White-browed Coucal, Variable Sunbird, Ashy Flycatcher
		Grey-breasted Spurfowl, Pallid Harrier (1m), Black-headed Heron, Pink-backed Pelican (1), African Fish Eagle (a nest with a flight young in a tree, above the bar of the lodge!
	www.surfbirds.com /trip_report.php?id=754 (1369 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Double-banded Sandgrouse Giuliano Gerra & Silvio Sommazzi http://gianfvil.gamersrevolt.it/home.htm
		A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails and Sandgrouse of the World by Steve Madge & Phil McGowan Helm 2002
		Most authorities agree that there are 16 species in this family, which are:
	www.fatbirder.com /species_and_families/non_passerines/pteroclidae.html (124 words)

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		Four-banded Sandgrouse, Spotted Thick-knee, Red-throated Bee-eater, Little Green Bee-eater, Carmine Bee-eater, Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Yellow-throated Leaflove, Bruce's Green Pigeon, Klaas Cuckoo, Pearl-spotted Owlet, African Jacana, Black-rumped Waxbill, Western Banded Snake Eagle etc.
		Pygmy Sunbird, African Hobby, Yellow-crowned Bishop, Plain-backed Pipit, Long-tailed Nightjar, Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Bonelli's Warbler, Melodious Warbler, White-rumped Seedeater, Long-crested Eagle, Little Sparrow Hawk etc.
		White-throated Bee-eater, Little Ringed Plover, Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Zitting Cisticola, Yellow-crowned Bishop, Black-shouldered Kite, Abyssinian Roller, Blue-bellied Roller, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, African Darter, Goliath Heron, Yellow-backed Weaver, Bronze Mannikin, Mosque Swallow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Siffling Cisticola, Red-chested Swallow etc.
	members.lycos.co.uk /kulanjang/birds.htm (570 words)

	Sandgrouse - Three-banded Plover in Egypt
		On 5-26 March 1993, a Three-banded Plover was at Gebel Asfar, Cairo.
		The first Three-banded Plover Charadritis tricollaris in Egypt and the Western Palearctic
		Given this, and the fact that the species is apparently unknown in captivity in Egypt, it appears safe to regard the Gebel Asfar bird as the first wild Three-banded Plover in Egypt and the Western Palearctic.
	www.osme.org /sand221/tbplov.html (874 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from South Africa
		Along the S58, a pair of Double-banded Sandgrouse, White-backed Vulture and Crested Barbet were noted.
		We scanned Inverdoorndam and found Greater Flamingo (1), Double-banded Courser (3), South African Shelduck (16), Pale Chanting Goshawk, Capped Wheatear (1) and Sickle-winged Chat (2).
		The road between Punda Maria and Shingwedzi (H1-7) produced several new species, including Yellow-bellied Eremomela (1), Little Banded Goshawk (Shikra) (1), White-winged Widow (5), African Paradise Flycatcher (1) and Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting (1).
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/s_africa/tour2/reportjuly2001.htm (874 words)

	Namibia 14 - 30 September 2000
		This had been by far the most exciting day so far, and to finish off we saw a large flock of double-banded sandgrouse at the restcamp waterhole at dusk followed a little later by 8 rhinos quenching their thirst together.
		A flock of namaqua sandgrouse flew in for their morning drink, and as we were leaving there was an african hoopoe probing the ground with its impressive bill.
		Birds seen included marico sunbird, long-billed crombec, brubru, ashy tit, cardinal woodpecker, black-cheeked waxbill, black-chested prinia, pririt batis, common and violet-eared waxbills, crimson-breasted shrike, african jacana, white-breasted cormorant, common and wood sandpiper.
	freespace.virgin.net /cliff.buckton/Birding/Namibia/Namibia.htm (3164 words)

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		Four-banded Sandgrouse, Spotted Thick-knee, Red-throated Bee-eater, Little Green Bee-eater, Carmine Bee-eater, Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Yellow-throated Leaflove, Bruce's Green Pigeon, Klaas Cuckoo, Pearl-spotted Owlet, African Jacana, Black-rumped Waxbill, Western Banded Snake Eagle etc.
		Stone Partridge, White-fronted Plover, European Hobby, Pygmy Kingfisher, African Golden Oriole, Blackcap, Northern Crombec, Grey-backed Camaroptera, African Paradise Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Senegal Coucal, Kelp Gull and other seabirds like terns, gulls and waders in winter from october to march.
		Black-winged Red Bishop, Northern Puffback, Spotted Honeyguide, White-backed Vulture, Broad-billed Roller, Painted Snipe, African Hawk Eagle, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Orange-cheeked Waxbill, Hamerkop, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Grey-headed Bush Shrike, African Golden Oriole, Pygmy Kingfisher, Black Crake, Black Egret, Hadada Ibis, Roseate Tern, Green Turaco etc.
	members.lycos.co.uk /kulanjang/birds.htm (570 words)

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		Four-banded Sandgrouse, Spotted Thick-knee, Red-throated Bee-eater, Little Green Bee-eater, Carmine Bee-eater, Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Yellow-throated Leaflove, Bruce's Green Pigeon, Klaas Cuckoo, Pearl-spotted Owlet, African Jacana, Black-rumped Waxbill, Western Banded Snake Eagle etc.
		Black-winged Red Bishop, Northern Puffback, Spotted Honeyguide, White-backed Vulture, Broad-billed Roller, Painted Snipe, African Hawk Eagle, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Orange-cheeked Waxbill, Hamerkop, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Grey-headed Bush Shrike, African Golden Oriole, Pygmy Kingfisher, Black Crake, Black Egret, Hadada Ibis, Roseate Tern, Green Turaco etc.
		Stone Partridge, White-fronted Plover, European Hobby, Pygmy Kingfisher, African Golden Oriole, Blackcap, Northern Crombec, Grey-backed Camaroptera, African Paradise Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Senegal Coucal, Kelp Gull and other seabirds like terns, gulls and waders in winter from october to march.
	members.lycos.co.uk /kulanjang/birds.htm (570 words)

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		Four-banded Sandgrouse, Spotted Thick-knee, Red-throated Bee-eater, Little Green Bee-eater, Carmine Bee-eater, Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Yellow-throated Leaflove, Bruce's Green Pigeon, Klaas Cuckoo, Pearl-spotted Owlet, African Jacana, Black-rumped Waxbill, Western Banded Snake Eagle etc.
		Black-winged Red Bishop, Northern Puffback, Spotted Honeyguide, White-backed Vulture, Broad-billed Roller, Painted Snipe, African Hawk Eagle, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Orange-cheeked Waxbill, Hamerkop, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Grey-headed Bush Shrike, African Golden Oriole, Pygmy Kingfisher, Black Crake, Black Egret, Hadada Ibis, Roseate Tern, Green Turaco etc.
		Stone Partridge, White-fronted Plover, European Hobby, Pygmy Kingfisher, African Golden Oriole, Blackcap, Northern Crombec, Grey-backed Camaroptera, African Paradise Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Senegal Coucal, Kelp Gull and other seabirds like terns, gulls and waders in winter from october to march.
	members.lycos.co.uk /kulanjang/birds.htm (570 words)

	Introduction
		This the site for Chestnut Banded Sandplover there were not too many interesting other birds around though it was very nice watching the Flamingo’s and the other waterbirds.
		Ostrich, Kestrel, Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Secretarybird, African Hobby, European Roller, White-bellied Bustard, Black-bellied Bustard, Temminck's Courser, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse, Fischer's Sparrow-lark, Rufous-naped Lark, Pangani Longclaw, Red-throated Pipit, White-browed Scrub-robin, Pectoral-patch Cisticola, Pied Babbler, Long-tailed Fiscal, Isabelline Shrike, Red-backed Shrike (plus one hybrid between Isabelline and Red-backed), European Rockthrush, Yellow-throated Apalis, Jackson's Widowbird.
		The best is to walk past the slaughter township (this name is used locally to indicate that it is close to the slaughterhouse) and the rubbish dump around the fenced off area along the railway line and take a right turn through the short grass land to the acacia trees and the river.
	home.versatel.nl /michiel.1/kenya/kenya.htm (7357 words)

	Cameroon tour by Tropical Birding: Birdwatching tours to the best sites in the world
		Other Guinea Savanna specialties include Abyssinian and Blue-bellied Roller, Grasshopper Buzzard, Stone Partridge, Four-banded Sandgrouse, Bruce’s Green-Pigeon, Senegal Parrot, Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill, White-fronted Black-Chat, Senegal Eremomela, Bush Petronia, Red-winged Pytilia and Pygmy Sunbird.
		The camp provides an opportunity to look for Violet Turaco and Bearded Barbet.
		After a late breakfast we leave for Ngaoundaba Ranch.
	www.tropicalbirding.com /tours/cameroon.html (7357 words)

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