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They are omnivorous and nest on the ground.

Burchell's sandgrouse, Pterocles burchelliīustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World.

Double-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles bicinctus.

Yellow-throated sandgrouse, Pterocles gutturalis.

Their legs are feathered down to the toes. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk.

They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae Emerald-spotted wood-dove, Turtur chalcospilos.Laughing dove, Streptopelia senegalensis.Ring-necked dove, Streptopelia capicola.Red-eyed dove, Streptopelia semitorquata.Mourning collared-dove, Streptopelia decipiens.European turtle-dove, Streptopelia turtur (A).Delegorgue's pigeon, Columba delegorguei.Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus.However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus.Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridaeįlamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Swainson's francolin, Pternistis swainsonii.Red-billed francolin, Pternistis adspersus.Shelley's francolin, Scleroptila shelleyi.Red-winged francolin, Scleroptila levaillantii.In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings. The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds.

Western crested guineafowl, Guttera verreauxi.Guineafowl are a group of African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage. Southern pochard, Netta erythrophthalma.Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata (A).Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis.South African shelduck, Tadorna cana (A).Knob-billed duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos.White-backed duck, Thalassornis leuconotus.Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor.White-faced whistling-duck, Dendrocygna viduata.