Painted sandgrouse
Pterocles indicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
The painted sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus) is a species in the family Pteroclidae, order Pterocliformes. Recorded adults weigh 178.2 g to 198.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the painted sandgrouse
- Weight
- 178.2 g – 198.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the painted sandgrouse live?
Not recorded
What is the painted sandgrouse?
The painted sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus) is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family Pteroclidae found in India and Pakistan.
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Is the painted sandgrouse endangered?
The painted sandgrouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the painted sandgrouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPterocliformes
- familyPteroclidae
- genusPterocles
- SpeciesPterocles indicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Tetrao indicus, Tringa fasciata
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- قطا ملونArabic
- ganga de l'ÍndiaCatalan
- stepokur indickýCzech
- iâr diffeithwch IndiaWelsh
- Indisk SandhøneDanish
- BindenflughuhnGerman
- Indisches FlughuhnGerman
- Hinda stepkokoEsperanto
- hindia stepkokoEsperanto
- Ganga indiaSpanish
- india vurilEstonian
- intianhietakyyhkyFinnish
- Ganga indienFrench
- indijska sadžaCroatian
- indiai pusztaityúkHungarian
- Grandule pittataItalian
- サザナミサケイJapanese
- spalvingoji smiltvištėLithuanian
- रंगीत पाखुर्डीMarathi
- Indisch ZandhoenDutch
- indiasandhøneNorwegian
- stepówka indyjskaPolish
- cortiçol-indianoPortuguese
- cortiçol-da-índiaPortuguese
- Индийский рябокRussian
- Полосатый рябокRussian
- stepiar ozdobnýSlovak
- Šarena sadžaSerbian
- indisk flyghönaSwedish
- Hint BağırtlağıTurkish
- рябок індійськийUkrainian
- 彩沙鸡Chinese
- 花彩沙雞Chinese
Relatives of the painted sandgrouse
Other species in the same genus Pterocles.
Black-bellied sandgrouse
Pterocles orientalis
Pin-tailed sandgrouse
Pterocles alchata
Spotted sandgrouse
Pterocles senegallus
Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus
Namaqua sandgrouse
Pterocles namaqua
Lichtenstein's sandgrouse
Pterocles lichtensteinii
ComparePainted sandgrouse vs Black-bellied sandgrousePainted sandgrouse vs Pin-tailed sandgrousePainted sandgrouse vs Spotted sandgrousePainted sandgrouse vs Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the painted sandgrouse?
An adult painted sandgrouse weighs 178.2 g – 198.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the painted sandgrouse endangered?
The painted sandgrouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the painted sandgrouse?
The painted sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus) belongs to the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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