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Meaning of "sandgrouse"

sandgrouse (verb) - The act of burying one's head in the sand, avoiding reality or unpleasant situations. This phrase is often used informally to describe someone ignoring a problem or refusing to confront a difficult situation
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  • Any of several species of birds in the family Pteroclididae.

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Sandgrouse are well suited to a life in the dunes.
Syrrhaptes is a genus of birds in the sandgrouse family.
This sandgrouse was immobile near the car.
These birds are gregarious like other sandgrouse.
Sandgrouse here are their main prey.
Pigeons and sandgrouse parrots.
Sandgrouse are principally seed eaters.
India has the largest number of sandgrouse of any country.
This is why sandgrouse nest so far from waterholes.
Water transport by sandgrouse.
This is why sandgrouse nest so far from water holes.
The black belly and pale underwing distinguish this species from the related Tibetan sandgrouse.
The sandgrouse chicks are hatching.
Unusual abundance of Sandgrouse at Deesa.
The sandgrouse strategy is to have one bird flying high overhead.

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Pterocles namaqua Namaqua sandgrouse.
The sandgrouse come here in huge numbers at this time of year.
Chestnut bellied Sandgrouse.
Male sandgrouse have specialized belly feathers that are able to trap and carry water.
Again and again, the male sandgrouse risk their lives.
Sandgrouse on the checklist of the birds of Iraq.
A hundred kilometres away, in the heart of the desert, sandgrouse chicks are hatching.
Sandgrouse is a common name for a group of birds which belong to the Pteroclidae family.
COLUMBIFORMES Pigeons, sandgrouse and dodos.
Crowned sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus.
Small pin-tailed sandgrouse.
The Madagascar sandgrouse is restricted to Madagascar.
Pheasants, partridges and grouse, including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies.
Sandgrouse moved to Ciconiiformes.
Miles away, in the heart of the desert, sandgrouse chicks are hatching.
Sandgrouse in northern Gujarat.
Among birds, sandgrouse and larks are seen in fair numbers.
Sandgrouse of India.
The chinkara and the sandgrouse prefer a dry climate, and are native to the Vindhyan forests.
Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies.
Painted Sandgrouse pair. jpg.
This sandgrouse has a small, pigeon like head and neck, but a stocky compact body.
The chestnut-bellied sandgrouse ( " Pterocles exustus " ) is a species of sandgrouse.
The sandgrouse is a medium-sized bird with a plump body, small head and short legs.
The spotted sandgrouse is found in North Africa and the Middle East.
The crowned sandgrouse is a bird of deserts, preferring stony deserts rather than sandy ones.
The painted sandgrouse is a plump ground-dwelling bird with a small head and short legs.
The Madagascan sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus ) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclididae.
Burchell 's sandgrouse ( Pterocles burchelli ) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclididae.
The crowned sandgrouse ( " Pterocles coronatus " ) is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family.
The spotted sandgrouse ( " Pterocles senegallus " ) is a species of ground dwelling bird in the Pteroclididae family.
The Namaqua sandgrouse ( Pterocles namaqua ), is a species of ground-dwelling bird in the sandgrouse family.
The double-banded sandgrouse ( " Pterocles bicinctus " ) is a species of ground living bird in the Pteroclididae family.
The pin-tailed sandgrouse is rated as being of " Least Concern " by BirdLife International.
The pin-tailed sandgrouse ("Pterocles alchata") is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family.

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