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Category:Pteroclidae - BirdForum Opus

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Family: Pteroclidae

Description

The African and Eurasian sandgrouse. Also spelt Pteroclididae.

Taxonomy

The taxonomic affinities of this group has been much discussed.

Currently, Pteroclidae is a family placed in the Order Pterocliformes.

Family Pteroclidae viewedit

Genus Syrrhaptes viewedit
S. tibetanus Tibetan Sandgrouse
S. paradoxus Pallas's Sandgrouse

Genus Pterocles viewedit
P. alchata Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
P. namaqua Namaqua Sandgrouse
P. exustus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
P. senegallus Spotted Sandgrouse
P. orientalis Black-bellied Sandgrouse
P. gutturalis Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
P. coronatus Crowned Sandgrouse
P. decoratus Black-faced Sandgrouse
P. personatus Madagascar Sandgrouse
P. lichtensteinii Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
P. bicinctus Double-banded Sandgrouse
P. quadricinctus Four-banded Sandgrouse
P. indicus Painted Sandgrouse
P. burchelli Burchell's Sandgrouse

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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