▁n iger ▁ ▁Sand gr ouse ▁Order : ▁P ter oc l iformes Family : ▁P ter oc l idae ▁ ▁Sand gr ouse ▁have ▁small , ▁p ige on ▁like ▁heads ▁and ▁ne cks , ▁but ▁st ur dy ▁compact ▁bodies . ▁They ▁have ▁long ▁pointed ▁wings ▁and ▁sometimes ▁t ails ▁and ▁a ▁fast ▁direct ▁flight . ▁F lock s ▁fly ▁to ▁water ing ▁holes ▁at ▁dawn ▁and ▁d usk . ▁Their ▁legs ▁are ▁fe ather ed ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁to es . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁species ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁Pin - ta iled ▁sand gr ouse , ▁P ter oc les ▁al ch ata ▁Black - bel lied ▁sand gr ouse , ▁P ter oc les ▁orient alis ▁ ▁P ige ons ▁and ▁do ves ▁Order : ▁Columb iformes Family : ▁Columb idae ▁ ▁P ige ons ▁and ▁do ves ▁are ▁st out - b od ied ▁birds ▁with ▁short ▁ne cks ▁and ▁short ▁sl ender ▁b ills ▁with ▁a ▁f les hy ▁c ere . ▁ ▁Rock ▁p ige on , ▁Col um ba ▁liv ia ▁Stock ▁dove , ▁Col um ba ▁o enas ▁Common ▁wood ▁p ige on , ▁Col um ba ▁pal umb us ▁European ▁t urt le ▁dove , ▁Stre ptop elia ▁t urt ur ▁Red ▁t urt le ▁dove , ▁Stre ptop elia ▁tran qu eb ar ica ▁( A ) ▁E uras ian ▁col la red ▁dove , ▁Stre ptop elia ▁de ca oct o ▁L aug hing ▁dove