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Syrrhaptes

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Syrrhaptes

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Syrrhaptes is a genus of birds in the sandgrouse family. The genus name is from Ancient Greek surrhaptos, "sewn together"; the feathered toes of birds in this genus are fused together.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPteroclidiformes
  5. FamilyPteroclididae
Observations recorded6,542

Саджи (лат. Syrrhaptes) — род птиц семейства рябковых. Характерны оперённые пальцы, задний палец отсутствует. Род включает 2 вида: Syrrhaptes paradoxus — саджа, или копытка, Syrrhaptes tibetanus — тибетская саджа. Первый вид распространён от низовьев Волги на западе до Западной Манчжурии на востоке, периодически совершает массовые вылеты на запад и восток от ареала. Второй вид населяет горные системы Тибета и Памира.

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Family
Pteroclididae

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Syrrhaptes is a genus of birds in the sandgrouse family. The genus name is from Ancient Greek surrhaptos, "sewn together"; the feathered toes of birds in this genus are fused together.

There are two central Asian species.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Syrrhaptes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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